Protoform: KAILE.2 [SO] Coconut growth stage: *ka(i,e)le
| Description: | Coconut growth stage: *ka(i,e)le |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquesas | Koʔie, kokie | Jeune coco à moitié formé Phonologically Irregular | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Ko/kiʔe (MQN), ko/ʔiʔe (MQS) | [Early stage of coconut growth] Phonologically Irregular | (Chf) |
| Rennellese | Boi/kaige | Immature coconut | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔAaile | First stage of the coconut (before the mosui stage). A cocoa-nut just formed (Prt). | (Mnr) |
| Sikaiana | Kaaile | First coconut growth stage | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Kaaile | An immature coconut Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Kaere | Smallest growth stage of a coconut | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Niu mata kaere | Young nut, soft shell, flesh inside (endosperm) barely formed | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Puaa/koile | An early stage of coconut, after the flower has fallen and before the milk has formed inside it Phonologically Irregular | (Sma) |
| Tuvalu | Kaile | Small immature coconut | (Rby) |
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