Protoform: KAMATA.1 [PN] Begin
| Description: | Begin |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PCE *fakamata, PSO *kaamata, PCE *tiimata |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kamata | Commencer | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kamata | Commencer | (Rch) |
| Kapingamarangi | Daa/mada/ | Begin, start Borrowed Phonologically Irregular | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Amaka | Begin | (Smd) |
| Niuafoʔou | Kamata | Begin | (Tmo) |
| Niue | Kamata | To begin, start | (Sph) |
| Niue | Kamata/mata | To tempt, temptation; test, examination of knowledge | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Hamata | Begin Phonologically Irregular | (Ray) |
| Nukuoro | Daamada | Start; the beginning (of an event) Borrowed Phonologically Irregular | (Crl) |
| Rarotongan | Taa/mata/mata | Start, begin, try, test, attempt Phonologically Irregular | (Bse) |
| Tongan | Kamata | Begin | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Mata | Begin | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Koo/mata | Begin Phonologically Irregular | (Stn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kamda/kina | Start | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Kamata | To begin, start, commence | (Dty) |
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