Protoform: TUKU-TUKU [CP] A spider
| Description: | A spider |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CP: Central Pacific |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *tuku.C "lower, let down" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Tukutuku | To fish with a conical net Problematic | (Fts) |
| Fijian | Tukutuku | A kind of small spider | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Kuʔukuʔu | Spider sp. | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Tukutuku | To weave | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tukutuku | Spider web; ornamental lattice-work | (Wms) |
| Rarotongan | Tukutuku/raʔonui | General term for spiders | (Bse) |
| Rotuman | Fuʔfuʔu | Kind of spider that lets itself down on a thread | (Cwd) |
| Tahitian | Tuutuu/rahonui | Esp. araignée (de grosse taille) Phonologically Irregular | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Tuʔu | The name of a species of spider | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Tuutuu | A sort of spider | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Tukutuku | Spider sp. | (Fth) |
| Tuamotu | Tukutuku | A variety of harmless spider | (Stn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tukutuku | Spider | (Hvn) |
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