Protoform: TALA-TALA.A [PN] Thorny, prickly; rough (surface)

Description: Thorny, prickly; rough (surface)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*0 << PN *tala.1 "sharp-pointed object; spine, prong"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Paka/taratara Bumped, curved or barbed, as decoration on canoe or spear (Fbg)
East Futuna Talatala Etre ébouriffé; être plein d'épines; être accidenté (terrain) (Mfr)
East Uvea Talatala Epineux (Rch)
Emae Taratara Rough (Cpl)
Hawaiian Kalakala Craggy, thorny, knotty; rough in language, rude, harsh (Pki)
Ifira-Mele Tattara Rough (Clk)
Mangareva Ti/tara te kiri, kiri tara/tara Chair de poule, goose-flesh (Chf)
Mangareva Taratara Hérissé; raboteux (se dit de tout ce qui ne présente pas une surface unie, de tout ce qui pique et est rude au toucher); être enclin à la colère (Rch)
Mangareva Pu/taratara Avoir les cheveux hérissés (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Taratara Barbed, rough. Sharp (coral) (Krk). (Ttr)
Marquesas Pu/taá Rugueux, non poli (Dln)
Marquesas (Pi)taʔataʔa Rude, rugueux, plein d'aspérités. Epineux, thorny (Atl). (Lch)
Marquesas Pu/taʔataʔa Chicorée de mer; espèce de coquillage Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dln)
Marquesas Ta, tah Rough (Rbs)
New Zealand Maori Taratara Prickly, rough, barbed (Wms)
Niue Talatala Prickly, thorny (Sph)
Nuguria Ttara Coarse (of sandpaper); furious (Dvl)
Nukuoro Daladala Rough in texture (as perceived over time) (Crl)
Penrhyn Taratara Rugged, rough, thorny (Sta)
Pukapuka Talatala Thorny (Sby)
Rapa Taratara Rough, spiky (Sks)
Rarotongan Taratara Prickly, bristly, barbed, jagged, sharp-edged (as stones, not knife), rough-surfaced, serrated (Bse)
Samoan Talatala Prickly, rough (Prt)
Tahitian Taratara Prickly, thorny, ragged (Dvs)
Tikopia Taratara Spiny, spiky, prickly, rough (Fth)
Tokelau Talatala Have thorns, be prickly, be rough (Sma)
Tongan Talatala Prickly, thorny; barbed; (of a man's face, etc.) bristly (Cwd)
Tuvalu Talatala Rough surfaced (Rby)
West Futuna Faka/taratara To run one's fingers through one's hair Uncertain Semantic Connection (Cpl)
West Futuna Taratara Thorn bush (Cpl)
West Futuna Ma/tatara (ANI) Rough (Cpl)

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