Protoform: VAVAE.* [XW] Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) or plant producing similar fibre
| Description: | Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) or plant producing similar fibre |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to XW: West Polynesia (TON,NIU,EUV,EFU,SAM,TOK,TUV,NFO) |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. EP *wawai |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Vavae | Kapokier (Ceiba pentandra); (coton) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Vavae | Coton (Gossypium) Kapokier | (Myr) |
| Niue | Vavae | Kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra); cotton plant (Gossypium barbadense) | (Sph) |
| Samoan | Vavae | Cotton (Gossypium spp.); lamp wick | (Phm) |
| Samoan | Vavae | Kapok (Ceiba pentandra); also possibly the original name for the indigenous cotton sp. (Gossypium hirsutum), now rare. | (Whr) |
| Tokelau | Vavae | Kapok tree (Ceiba sp.)...; cotton wool; wick, mantle, fuse | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Vavae | Cotton plant; wick of a lamp; (Ceiba pentandra) (Whr) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Vavae tonga | (Gossypium barbadense) | (Whr) |
| Tuvalu | Vavae | Milkweed (Asclepius curassavica) | (Rby) |
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