Protoform: GASU.2 [OC] A seaside shrub (Scaevola sp.)
| Description: | A seaside shrub (Scaevola sp.) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *na[su]-nasu "Scaevola taccada" (LPO III:142) |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Ngau | A plant (Scaevola taccada) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Gasu | A seaside plant | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Gahu | Nom d'un arbrisseau (Scaevola sp.) ; Scaevola koenigi | (Myr) |
| Emae | Gasu | Tree sp. | (Cpl) |
| Luangiua | ŋasu | Tree sp. used for housebuilding | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Lu/ŋasu | Bush with white berries | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Lua/ŋasu | Scaevola taccada | (Tbs) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Ngaihu | Tree | (Sve) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Ngahiu | Shrub sp. (bark used to plug lashing holes) | (Bck) |
| Niue | Gahu paa | Shrub sp. (Scaevola taccada) | (Sph) |
| Niue | Gahu | Shrub sp. (Cyrtandra samoensis) | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Ngasu | An erect to prostrate shrub (Scaevola sericea) ; Scaevola frutescens | (Whr) |
| Pukapuka | Ngayu | A tree (Scaevola sericea) | (Whr) |
| Rarotongan | Nga(nga)ʔu | An erect to prostrate littoral plant (Scaevola sericea) | (Whr) |
| Samoan | Gasu | A tree (Palaquium sp.) | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Nasu | Plant species (salt bush?) - used as medicine for scabies, or for decoration | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Nasu | Shrub sp. with small flowers (Scaevola sericia or Scaevola taccada)... | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Ngasu | A shrub (Scaevola sp.); Grows near shore; white odourless flower | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Gahu | A littoral shrub (Scaevola sericea) | (Whr) |
| Tongan | Ngahu | Bush that grows on beach (Scaevola sp.) | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Gahu | Saltbush (Scaevola taccada) | (Rby) |
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