Sea Urchin names in Chuukic dialects
Meanwhile, I have published a lexicon
of animal names in Chuukic
dialects, of the E. Caroline Islands. There are a number of names for
various Sea cucumber species, as well as general names in some dialects.
A. E. Davis. 1999. A preliminary
list of anmial names in teh Chuuk
District, with sone notes on plant names. Micronesica 31(1):1-245.
Echinoidea
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| WORD | SPECIES | LANGUAGE OR LOCATION |
| char | Heterocentrotus sp. | Taloas; Nomwin; Polle; Wonip. |
| farawa samwon | Sea urchin, black, short spines. | Fanapanges. |
| fénúmw | ?Trypneustes sp. | Taloas? |
| fonom | ?Trypneustes sp. or ?Toxopneustes sp. | Polle. |
| fonom | An unidentified sea urchin. | |
| láár | Diadema spp. | Namoluk. |
| laar | Diadema spp. | Nomwin; Puluwat |
| laar | possibly also an irregular urchin. | Nomwin. |
| lishar | Heterocentrotus sp. | Nama; Namoluk. |
| likitooro | Toxopneustes sp. | Pullap; Tamatam. |
| lipukal | A sea urchin. | Puluwat. |
| mwóchón | Mespilia globulus, Royal Sea Urchin | Wonip; Polle |
| nipukan | Decorator urchin w/ deciduous black pedicellaria | Peniesenne |
| puukaal | A sea urchin | Nomwin |
| ráá'r | Diadema spp. | Faichuk District |
| raar | Diadema spp. | Fo'no'; Uman; Taloas; Sapuk |
| ráripwech | Echinothrix sp. ("white ra'a'r) | Wonip Tol. |
| sóórowa | Diadema sp. | Fefan |
Irregular Urchins
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| áterreppep | Sand dollars | Taloas |
| tereppep | Sand dollar | Wene'; Taloas |
| terepéppek | Sand dollar | Wene'; Taloas |
| tereppóp | Sand dollar | Mwoch |
| likatterépép | Sand dollar | Tunnuk? |
| mesan pii | Possibly sand dollars | Fono |
| nikapéppép | Sand dollar | Wene'; Taloas |
| nikaterreppék | Sand dollar | Tunnuk |
| nisses | Sand dollar | Wonip |
| niterepéppép | Sand dollar | Fefan |
| peppep | Sand dollar | Wene' |
Other pacific languages would yield many names.
Alan Davis
Marianas High School
Saipan
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