Protoform: WAA-LAI [PN] Liana sp. (Mucuna or Entada sp.)

Description: Liana sp. (Mucuna or Entada sp.)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *waa-waa.2b “vine, rope”

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Vaalai Nom d`une grosse liane qui se brise facilement (Gzl)
East Uvea Valai Liana sp. (Whr)
Fijian Waa lai (Entada phaseoloides) (Cpl)
Nukuoro Valaai Medicine Problematic (Crl)
Rennellese Bagai Tree sp. (Semecarpus) Borrowed Uncertain Semantic Connection (Ebt)
Tongan Vaalai Kind of creeper, liana; (Mucuna gigantea) (Entada phaseoloides) (Whr) (Cwd)
West Uvea Waalei Igname (Dioscorea esculenta) (Hmn)

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