crocodile
→
seahorse (Hippocampus)
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED 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 | ||
| ACCEPTED 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 | ||
| ACCEPTED 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’ | |