Protoform: ATA.2 [CE] Carefully and deliberately

Description: Carefully and deliberately
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Easter Island ʔAta Preverbal intensifier: superlative, in high degree. More (adv) (Wbr). Problematic (Kvt)
Hawaiian Aka- Carefully, slowly (Pki)
Marquesas Aate- Carefully, slowly (Mtu)
Marquesas At, a, noʔho Modesty (Rbs)
Marquesas Ta/noho S'asseoir, rester tranquille (Dln)
Marquesas Ata, ate Particule diminutive qui précède un grand nombre de mots; elle signifie: lentement, doucement, posément. (Dln)
Marquesas Ata noho Tranquille, posé, grave, modeste (Dln)
Marquesas Ate noho Rester tranquille, être posé (Dln)
Moriori A Really (pre-verbal intensifier) Problematic (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Aata- Carefully, deliberately (Bgs)
Pukapuka Ata Preverbal particle denoting ability to perform action referred to by the verb; to be good at Problematic (Sby)
Samoan Faʔa/ata To treat with respect while refusing a request Problematic (Prt)
Tokelau Ata Preverbal particle denoting ability to perform action referred to by the verb Problematic (Sma)

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