Protoform: KOLO-MATUA [NP] Elderly or wise person: *kolo-matu(q)a
| Description: | Elderly or wise person: *kolo-matu(q)a |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PNP *kauma(a)tu(q)a "elderly man". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Oro-matuʔa | Priest Borrowed | (Wbr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Koromatua | Chief | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Koromatua. Fefine koromatua. | Old man. Old woman. | (Crn) |
| Penrhyn | Oromatua | Pastor, church minister Problematic | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Wolomatua | Pastor, priest (post-contact from TAH via RAR) Problematic | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Koromatua | Learned man, priest | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Loʔomatua | Old woman | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Oromatua | The skull of a dead relative preserved...the ghosts of the dead... | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | ʔOrometua | Maître | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Orometua | An instructor of any sort, either of religion, or of any art, or trade; an example, copy, or pattern | (Dvs) |
| Tokelau | Kolomatua | An old term for toeaina or old man | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Koromaatua | A wise person | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Korometuua | One's own parent (used by first-born) | (Stn) |
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