The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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Language:
Rennellese
Parameter:
ironwood (none on Bellona, and on Rennell only on cliffs; in ancient times ceremonial paddles were placed at the bases of cliffs, and with proper incantations branches were said to have fallen down); reddish, finely-branching coral on the sea bottom; when taken ashore turns black; named for the ironwood [7f573f163ebdf830bd07491f33617fe3]
References
Elbert 1975