Entries from Rensch 1983 in Pollex-Online
Karl H.Rensch, Fish names of Wallis Island (Uvea). Pacific Studies 7(1): 59-90 (1983).
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Ali | General term for Bothidae (lefteye flounders) |
| East Uvea | ʔAtu | Bonito (skipjack) (Katsuwonus pelamis) |
| East Uvea | Ava | Chanos chanos |
| East Uvea | Faapuku | Epinephelus spp., larger growth stage |
| East Uvea | Gatala | Epinephelus spp., smaller growth stage |
| East Uvea | Haku | Tylosurus crocodilus, Strongylura spp. Borrowed |
| East Uvea | Kafakafa | Liza vaigiensis (Diamond-Scaled Mullet) |
| East Uvea | Kavakava | Therapon jarbua |
| East Uvea | Ihe | Hemirhamphidae (Halfbeaks) |
| East Uvea | Maalooloo | Generic term for flying fishes |
| East Uvea | Mataʔi taliga | Hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) |
| East Uvea | Matu | A fish (Gerres acinaces) |
| East Uvea | Nofu | Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) |
| East Uvea | Oo | Siganus spp. (small) |
| East Uvea | Papa | Generic term for some species of Cephalopholis (Groupers) |
| East Uvea | Pone | Generic term for some species of Acanthurus, smallest growth stage |
| East Uvea | Saosao | Barracuda (Sphyraenidae), smaller growth stage Borrowed |
| East Uvea | Hue | (Arothron spp.), middle growth stage |
| East Uvea | Humu | Triggerfish spp. (Balistidae), largest growth stage |
| East Uvea | Talitaliʔuli | Generic term for Echeneis and Remora (Suckerfish) |
| East Uvea | Tautu/fala | Diodontidae (Porcupine Fishes), larger growth stage |
| East Uvea | ʔUlafi kula, ʔulafi ʔuʔui | A fish (Scarus brevifilis) |
| East Uvea | ʔUlua | (Caranx ignobilis), largest growth stage |
| East Uvea | Api | Acanthurus guttatus |
| East Uvea | Tutuku | Paracanthurus hepatus, Bodiamus axillaris, Spp. of Amphiprioninae (Pomacentridae) Phonologically Irregular |
| East Uvea | Mata pula | General term for Atherinidae (silversides) |
| East Uvea | Panoko | Petroscirtes mitratus (Blenniidae) |
| East Uvea | Sifisifi, fisifisi | Generic term for Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) |
| East Uvea | Nefu | Generic term for Engraulidae (Anchovies) |
| East Uvea | Moaga matuʔu lau | Generic term for Gerreidae (Mojarras) |
| East Uvea | Malau | Adioryx spp. |
| East Uvea | Telekihi | Adioryx spp. |
| East Uvea | Nue | Kyphosus vaigiensis |
| East Uvea | Lalafi | Cheilinus spp. |
| East Uvea | Molali | Cheilinus spp. (generic) Phonologically Irregular |
| East Uvea | Mafole | Leiognathus equulus (Ponyfish) |
| East Uvea | Hoputu tokelau | Lethrinus chrysostomos Borrowed |
| East Uvea | Tagaʔu | Lutjanus fulvus, L. rufolineatus |
| East Uvea | Havane | Lutjanus quinquelineatus, L. lineolatus |
| East Uvea | Ava vai | Megalops cyprionoides (Tropical Tarpon) |
| East Uvea | Takoto | Fish spp., Parapercis spp. (Sandperches) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| East Uvea | Fagamea | Lutjanus bohar, larger growth stage |
| East Uvea | Kaloama | Mulloides flavolineatus, larger growth stage |
| East Uvea | Tautu | Diodontidae (Porcupine Fishes), smaller growth stage |
| East Uvea | Hoke/lau | Carangoides gilberti |
| East Uvea | Humu/humu | Triggerfish spp. (Balistidae), smallest growth stage |
| East Uvea | Lupo/lupo | Caranx ignobilis, smallest growth stage |
| East Uvea | Teʔeteʔe | Arothron spp., smallest growth stage |
| East Uvea | Palagi | Acanthurus spp., largest growth stage |
| East Uvea | Kiokio | Fish spp. (Valamugil seheli,Elegatis bipinnulata, Polydactylus plebeius) |
