Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/bubu

This Proto-Oceanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Oceanic

Noun

*bubu

  1. triggerfish

Descendants

  • Arosi: bubu
  • Gedaged: bub
  • Kwaio: bubu
  • Lau: bubu
  • Proto-Micronesian: *pʷupʷu
    • Nuclear Micronesian:
      • Marshallese: būb
      • Kosraean: fihf (“a kind of fish”)
      • Gilbertese: bwubwu
      • Chuukic-Pohnpeic:
        • Proto-Chuukic: *pwupwu
          • Chuukese: pwuupw
          • Puluwat: pwupw
          • Carolinian: bwuubw
          • Satawalese: pwuupw
          • Ulithian-Woleaian:
            • Woleaian: buubu
        • Pohnpeic:
          • Pohnpeian: pwuupw
          • Mokilese: pwupw
  • Seimat: pup
  • Tolai: bub

References

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