Protoform: TUAHI [CP] Coconut grater

Description: Coconut grater
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CP: Central Pacific
Notes:

*1 Cf. TA *tua-tuai "bivalve mollusc sp."
*2 PCP *tu(qu)aDi "bivalve taxon, probably ark or cockle shell; possibly also grater or spoon made from this" (LPO IV:197).
*4 POC *tu(qu)asi "bivalve taxon, probably ark or cockle shell; possibly also grater or spoon made from this" (LPO IV:197).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Tuvai Coconut grater (Bgs)
Fijian Tuasa A bivalve pos. Arca sp (Cpl)
Hawaiian Kuai Scrape, grind (Pki)
Ifira-Mele Tuasi Shellfish sp. used for scraping; cocnut shredder (of shell) (Clk)
Kapingamarangi Duai Stool for grating coconuts (Lbr)
Luangiua Kuai Stool (Hbn)
Luangiua Ku(u)ai Coconut grater (Smd)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Tuai Hand grater (Bck)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Kau/tuai Stand grater (Bck)
Marquesas Tuai Râpe pour le coco, fer dentelé (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Tuangi, huangi, huu(w)ai, etc. Bivalve molluscs: cockle (Chione stutchburyi), (Protothaca crassicosta) Phonologically Irregular (Wms)
Niuatoputapu Tuʔahi Bivalve sp. (Laevicardium biradiata) Phonologically Irregular (Dye)
Nuguria Tu/tuai Scraper (for copra) (Ray)
Nuguria Tuai Coconut grater (Dvl)
Nukumanu Tuai Bench (Trt)
Nukuoro Duai Coconut grater (Crl)
Penrhyn Tuai Coconut grater (Sta)
Penrhyn Tuè Coconut shredding shell; spoon (Lmt)
Pukapuka Tuai Coconut grater (Bge)
Rarotongan Tuai Ancient type of grater (Sve)
Rennellese Tuai Spoon for grating coconuts (Ebt)
Samoan Tuai Coconut grater (Prt)
Tahitian Tuai A small species of cockle (Dvs)
Takuu Tuai Wooden three-legged stool for grating coconut; coconut-grater commonly used as a stool itself (Mle)
Tikopia Tuei Coconut grater (Fth)
Tongan Tuahi Kind of shellfish (Cwd)
Tuamotu Tuuai Grate (Stn)
Tuvalu Tuai Coconut grater (Rby)
Vaeakau-Taumako Tuai Coconut grater (Grn)
Waya Tuaci Bivalve shellfish taxon. Certain spp. with heavily-ribbed shells, prob. Ark shells (Arcidae) (Ply)

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