Protoform: KAKALA-LUU [PN] Stink-roach or other roach sp
| Description: | Stink-roach or other roach sp |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 Cf. POC *kwaru-kwaru "cockroach" (LPO IV:403). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Kakararuu | (Torax orthopterus) (like a cockroach) | (Fts) |
| East Futuna | Kakalu | That which smells bad | (Gzl) |
| Hawaiian | ʔEleluu | Cockroaches (Blattidae) | (Pki) |
| Lau | (Ka)karu | A crab Problematic | (Ivs) |
| Mangaia | Karara | A house lizard Problematic | (Chn) |
| Mangaia | Kakarauu/nga | Earwig (Gill 1876. p.150); scorpion | (Chn) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kekerenguu | Stinkroach (Platyzoster novaeseelandiae) | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kekereruu | Stinkroach (Platyzoster novaeseelandiae) | (Wms) |
| Rapa | Kararu | Cockroach | (Grn) |
| Rarotongan | Kararuu | Cockroach | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Alaluu | Cockroach | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Aararû | The name of a small beetle | (Dvs) |
| Tongan | Kakalu | Large cricket/cicada sp | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Ka(ka)raruu | Cockroach sp | (Stn) |
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