crocodile seahorse (Hippocampus) 3 realizations
NEW Realization 1
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’