Protoform: WERI [EP] Centipede
| Description: | Centipede |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *weli.1a "a venomous sea-creature" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arosi | Weri | Thick, black millipede said to squirt a dye that blinds | (Fox) |
| Easter Island | Veri | Myriapod, centipede . Not in | (Chl) |
| Easter Island | Veri-ʔarahu | Scorpion | (Wbr) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Veri | Ornamental splints in basketry | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Veʔi | Cent-pieds, mille-pieds (myriapode) | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Weri | Centipede | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Veri | Centipede sp. with painful bite | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Veli | Earth worm. A variety of sea centipede (Bge). Problematic | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Veri | Centipede | (Bse) |
| Saʔa | Hurihuri | Scorpion | (Ivs) |
| Tahitian | Veri | Cent-pieds, scolopendre (Scolopendra subspinipes). Sea insect (Dvs). | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Veri | Variety of land centipede | (Stn) |
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