Protoform: TUGA.A [PN] Larva, maggot, organism causing internal decay
| Description: | Larva, maggot, organism causing internal decay |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. NP *tugaga "rubbish heap" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Tuga/a | Espece de vermoulure | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Tuga | Vers dans les plaies ou dans les plantes; carie (dentaire ou dans les noix de coco) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Tuga | Ver de la canne à sucre. Worm that devours sugar-cane (Tgr). | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Tuna | Chenille, ver à soie | (Dln) |
| Moriori | Tunga | Worm, chrysalis | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tunga | Larva of (Prionoplus reticularis); decayed tooth, toothache; worm-eaten, rotten (of timber) | (Wms) |
| Pukapuka | Tunga | Rhinoceros beetle | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Tunga | Weevil, grub | (Bse) |
| Rotuman | Tuga | Kind of grub Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Tuga | Maggot; disease affecting coconuts | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Tuʔa | Asticot | (Lmt) |
| Tongan | Tunga | Maggot which attacks sugar-cane | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Tuŋa | Insect larva found in dead wood, maggot | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Tuga | Sea borer | (Dty) |
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