Protoform: TEA [CP] White

Description: White
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CP: Central Pacific
Notes:

*0 >> PN *te-tea "albino", CE *tea-tea "semen", TA *maka-tea "raised coral limestone", *tua-tea "white-capped wave"
*8 SAM1 form results from replacement of tea also found in several other words.

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Tea White (Yen)
Easter Island Tea/tea White (Fts)
East Futuna Tea Blanc, blanche (Gzl)
East Uvea Tea White (Rch)
Emae Tea White (Cpl)
Fijian See Be radiant (of light) Problematic (Cpl)
Fijian Rai seesee See clearly Problematic (Cpl)
Hawaiian Kea White, clear (Pki)
Ifira-Mele Tea/tea White (Clk)
Luangiua Keea. Kea (Hbn). Green Problematic (Smd)
Mangareva Tu/teea/teea Grande fumée montant par ondulation; grande pluie poussée par le vent, tombant par ondulations (Rch)
Mangareva Tea Blond, blanc, de couleur blanche; terne, mat. White, blanched, pale; matt, unpolished, dead, dull (Tgr). (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Tea White (Tnr)
Marquesas Tea Clear, white. Blanc, clair, pur, limpide; tache blanche sur la peau (Lch). (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Tea Clear, white (Wms)
Niuafoʔou Tea/tea White (Gry)
Niuatoputapu Tea White (Dye)
Niue Tea White, light-coloured, fair skinned (McE)
Nuguria Maa/tea White; clean (Dvl)
Nuguria Ma/tea White (Ray)
Nukuoro Dea White (only in compunds) (Crl)
Penrhyn Tea White (Sta)
Pukapuka Tea Bright (of light, colour) (Mta)
Rapa Tea/tea White, whitish, light-coloured. White (Grn). (MCl)
Rapa Ka/tea/tea White (Sks)
Rarotongan Tea White, clear (Sve)
Rennellese Tea White, light-coloured (Ebt)
Rotuman Fea Pale or light in colour (Cwd)
Samoan -tea Denoting a white or pale variety (Prt)
Sikaiana Tea Clear, white, pale (Dnr)
Tahitian Tea White (Dvs)
Takuu T/tea Light-blue, whitish-blue; period of early morning when such coloration is visible (Mle)
Tikopia Tea Light-coloured, white; clear, e.g. empty drinking glass (Fth)
Tokelau -tea Occurs as an element of names only, meaning pale-coloured (Sma)
Tongan Tea White, whitish, light, pale (Cwd)
Tongan Téa Pale, white (Mar)
Tuamotu Tea White, clear (Stn)
Tuvalu Tea White (Rby)
Vaeakau-Taumako Tea/tea/nga Shallow and clear sea close to shore (Hvn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Thea White (Hvn)
West Futuna (Ga)/h/tea White, light (Dty)
West Futuna X/tea (FUT), tea (ANI) White (Cpl)

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