Protoform: WERO [CE] A star name
| Description: | A star name |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Welo | The name of a month in the lunar calendar; name of a star used by navigators | (Pki) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Vero-mata-utoru | A star (unidentified) (Buck 1932) | (Jmr) |
| Marquesas | Veʔo | A star (unidentified) (Handy 1923) | (Jmr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Wero-i-te-ao-marie, Wero-i-te-aro-marino, Wero-i-te-kokota, Wero-i-te-ninihi, Wero-i-te-wawana, Wero-i-te-whakataka-pungarehu | Star names (Makemson 1941, Best 1922b) | (Jmr) |
| Tuamotu | Vero-mata-utoru | Brightest of all stars (Makemson 1941) | (Jmr) |
| Tuamotu | Viro-ma-tautoru | The name of a constellation | (Stn) |
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