Protoform: AO-MARAMA [CE] World of light (this world, contrasted with the underworld)
| Description: | World of light (this world, contrasted with the underworld) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 < PN *ao.4, *ma-rama |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquesas | AomaŹama | Monde, univers. World of light (Mtu). | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ao-maarama | World of life and light, as opposed to reinga [abode of departed spirits], or merely to seclusion | (Wms) |
| Tuamotu | Ao-maarama | The World-of-light, Earth-world, World of man | (Stn) |
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