Protoform: ANE.A [AN] White ant, termite; attacked by such insects

Description: White ant, termite; attacked by such insects
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian
Notes:

*4 POC *ane "termite" (LPO IV:394).
*5 PMP *anay "termite" (Blust 2002).
*6 PAN *aNay "white ant, termite" (ACD).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Arosi Sane White-ant (Fox)
Arosi Ane White-ant (Fox)
East Uvea Ane Insecte qui ronge l'étoffe. Mite (Rch). (Btn)
Fijian Yane Moth sp (Cpl)
Hawaiian Aane/a Moth-eaten (Pki)
Hawaiian Ane A dermestid beetle that destroys feathers in feather-work; mites, as in chickens; insect-eaten, gnawed (Pki)
Kwaraʔae Sane White-ant, Termite (Shn)
Lau Sane White-ant (Fox)
New Zealand Maori H/ane/ Rotten, as wood (Bgs)
Nggela Ane White-ant (Fox)
Rarotongan Ane White ant (Sve)
Rennellese Ane Nest of white grubs (the grubs sometimes fed to chickens); termite nest, the termites (Ebt)
Saʔa S/ane White-ant (Ivs)
Saʔa S/ane/ʔa Eaten by white ants (Ivs)
Samoan Ane The white ant (Termes) (Prt)
Sikaiana Ane White-ant. A small insect similar to a caterpillar that eats crops (Dnr). (Sps)
Tikopia Ane Termite (Fth)
Tokelau Ane White ant (a pest that attacks wood) (Sma)
Tongan Ane/a Moth-eaten (Cwd)
Tongan Ane Moth, or more strictly its larva, that eats holes in clothes, etc.; also applied to silverfish (Cwd)
Tuvalu Ane Insect sp.: termite (Rby)
Vaeakau-Taumako Ane White ant (Hvn)

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