Protoform: TAKA-TAKA [FJ] Plant sp., a grass or sedge
| Description: | Plant sp., a grass or sedge |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *taka.2a "tread on, trample" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fijian | Takataka | A climbing, evergreen plant (Pleiosmilax vitiensis) | (Phm) |
| New Zealand Maori | Takataka/poo | A taro variety Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Takataka | Germinating coconut Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Ray) |
| Samoan | Taʔa taʔa (vili taliga) | (Cyperus brevifolius, C. kyllingia) | (Phm) |
| Samoan | Taʔataʔa | Goose grass (Eleusine indica) | (Whr) |
| Samoan | Taʔa taʔa | (Eleusine indica) | (Phm) |
| Tongan | Takataka | A plant (Cyperus sp.) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Takataka | A glabrous, tufted herb (Fimbristylis autumnalis) | (Ykr) |
| Tongan | Takataka (ʔa leala) | Goosefoot grass (Eleusine indica) | (Whr) |
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