Pollex Reconstructed Protoforms

Level Reconstruction Description
MANONO A tree (Tarenna sambucina): *manon(ou)
MANU-A Infested; full of insects or other small creatures
MANU-FIRI Visitor, guest, stranger
MANU-LELE Bird
MANU-MANU Insect
MANU-MAQA Many-coloured Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perousii)
MANU-MEA A bird species
MANU-TAGI-LUA Bird sp., probably a petrel
MANU.1A Bird; living creature (excluding humans, fish)
MANU.1B Name of a star or constellation
MANU.1C Kite
NO MANU.2 Smell (especially bad smell)
MANU.3 Canoe part
MANUKA.1 Wound, sore: *ma(a)nuka
CK MANUKA.2 Tree sp (Leptospermum): *ma(a)nuka
MANUNU.1 Burnt off, of vegetation
MANUNU.2 Break (as bones)
MANUU Good fortune (Clk)
MANUU-QIA Successful, fortunate
MAO.1 Cease raining
MAO.2 Do something by chance (and unfortunately), accidentally
MAOA Limp, languid
MAPA A kind of tree (Diospyros major)
MAPE.A Tahitian chestnut (Inocarpus fagifer(us) [= edulis]): *ma(a)pe(e)
MAPE.B Kidney
MAPO Mealy (of taro)
MAPU Whistle, breathe hard
FU MAPU-SAKI To moan, groan (Rby)
MAQA-LAWA Tree sp. *(maqa)maqa-lawa (Grf)
MAQA-MAQA.A Light (in weight)
MAQA.1 Clean, light-coloured
MAQA.2 Benefactive particle, for
MAQAA Brother-in-law (man speaking), sister-in-law (woman speaking)
MAQAFU.2 Magellan Clouds
MAQAGA Mouthful of food
MAQAHI Salty, acid
MAQALA Garden
MAQAMAQA.B Lungs
MAQI Negative imperative: don't!
MAQI-KAO Finger, toe: *ma(q)i-kao
MAQI-KUKU Nail (of finger or toe), claw, hoof: *ma(q)i-kuku
MAQITAKI Good, pleasant
MAQITO Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), possibly (Ctenochaetus striatus) (Quoy & Gaimard)
MAQOHA Cooked
MAQOLI True, real, genuine: *ma(a)qoli
MAQONI.* True, genuine: *ma(a)qoni
MAQOTA A tree (Dysoxylum sp.)
MAQU-.2 Prefix to locative bases indicating (further) in the direction of
MAQU-A Hold, take, obtain, find
MAQU-KOLOA Wealthy, having many possessions

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