Protoform: TONU.2 [CP] Coral Trout (Plectropomus sp.)

Description: Coral Trout (Plectropomus sp.)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CP: Central Pacific
Notes:

*3 PCP *donu "adult Plectropomus" (Geraghty).
*4 POC *don(o,u) "spotted rock cod, taxon including Cephalopholis and Plectropomus spp." (LPO IV:66).
*8 Note. Buse says that RAR is "Penrhyn dialect".

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Tonu Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus) (Hpr)
East Futuna Tonu A large fish species. Poisson: "loche saumonée" (Plectropomus leopardus) (Bgs)
East Uvea Tonu Fish spp. (Plectropomus) (Rch)
East Uvea Ponu Plectropomus spp. Phonologically Irregular (Rch)
Emae Tonu Groper (Cephalopholis argus) ? (Cpl)
Fijian Donu Spotted rock cod (Cpl)
Ifira-Mele Tonu Groper (Clk)
Kapingamarangi Donu Sea bass sp (Lbr)
Luangiua Koŋu Shellfish sp Uncertain Semantic Connection (Smd)
Mangaia Tonu Giant Grouper (Cek)
Mangareva Tonu Fish sp. Poisson: Plectropomus leopardus (Serranidae) (Rch)
Niuatoputapu Tonu Grouper (Dye)
Nukuoro Donu Fish species, sea bass (Crl)
Penrhyn Tonu Fish sp.; rock cod, reef cod (Epinephelus sp.) (Sta)
Pukapuka Tonu Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus) (Sby)
Rarotongan Tonu Groper (Sve)
Samoan Tonu Species of the genus (Epinephelus) when over three feet long (Prt)
Sikaiana Tono Fish sp. Phonologically Irregular (Dnr)
Tahitian Tonu A poisonous fish (Anthias amarui). The name of a fish that is often poisonous... (Dvs). Coral trout (Plectropomus spp.) . Loche, poisson de la famille des Serranidae (Plectropomus leopardus) (Lmt). (Bgn)
Takuu Tono Coral Cod or Leopard Cod (Plectropomus spp.) Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
Tikopia Tonu Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) (Fth)
Tokelau Tonu Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus) (Hpr)
Tongan Tonu Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus) (Hpr)
Tuamotu Tonu (Stereolepoides thompsoni) (Stn)
Tupuaki Tonu Fish sp. (Epinephelus sp.) similar to hapuu but larger, said to be man-eating (Atn)
Tuvalu Tonu Fish sp (Rby)
Vaeakau-Taumako Tonu A fish, sea bass, coral trout (Hvn)
West Futuna Tonu Groupers (Plectropomus and Cephalopholis spp.) (Fkm)
West Futuna Tonu/mea (Plectropomus maculatus) (Rve)
West Uvea Tonu Poisson: toute loche (Serranidé) sauf la bohon, et surtout la saumonnée [Heo Dialect] (Hmn)

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