Protoform: WIIWII [NP] An insect

Description: An insect
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Mangareva Viivii Grasshopper (I) (Rch)
Marquesas Viivii Cricket (I). Grillon; cri du grillon; bourdonnement d'oreilles. (Dln)
Marquesas Vivi Grillon, cri du grillon. Sauterelle, grasshopper [Northwest Marquesan Dialect] (Atl). (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Wiiwii A stinging fly (Wms)
Penrhyn Viivii Grasshopper (Sta)
Rarotongan Viivii Grasshopper (Bse)
Tokelau Aa/viivii An insect found only in Samoa (Sma)
Tuamotu Viivii Dragonfly, grasshopper (Stn)
Tupuaki Vivi Pantala flavescens [dragonfly sp.], Agrion sp., Rhyhchium rubipes [potter-wasp sp.] (Atn)

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