crocodile
→
seahorse (Hippocampus)
3 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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type | Cognates | |
language 1 | Bughotu (Bugotu) | |
language 2 | Roviana | |
lexeme 1 | vua | |
lexeme 2 | vu-vua | |
meaning 1 | crocodile | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | seahorse (Hippocampus) | |
reference | ACD | |
comment |
NEW Realization 2 | ||
---|---|---|
type | Derivation | |
language | Lau (Malaita island) | |
lexeme 1 | fuasa | |
lexeme 2 | fuasa ni ʔafu | |
meaning 1 | crocodile | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | seahorse (Hippocampus) | |
reference | ACD | |
comment |
NEW Realization 3 | ||
---|---|---|
type | Polysemy | |
language | Numbami (Siboma) | |
lexeme | yuwaya | |
meaning 1 | saltwater crocodile: Crocodilus porosus | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | seahorse (Hippocampus) | |
reference | ACD | |
comment | also yuwaya tina 'seahorse' lit. ‘crocodile mother’ |