Protoform: MA-LELE [PN] Be in motion from previous stationary position; fall, deteriorate, collapse

Description: Be in motion from previous stationary position; fall, deteriorate, collapse
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*0 << PN *lele

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Malele Chavirer, se renverser (Gzl)
East Uvea Malele Accourir, se précipiter (Btn)
Easter Island Marere Disband; let loose several animals (Fts)
Easter Island Haka/marere Destroy (Wbr)
Mangaia Marere Fall off, as a leaf (Tgr)
Mangareva Marere To fall little by little (of a bag, a parcel, a tree); fall of gravel and stones from a mountain. Tomber peu à peu, e.g. un arbre (Rch). (Tgr)
Marquesas Maʔeʔe (MQS) Palan; vaincu, enfui Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dln)
Marquesas Mekeʔe, meʔeke, meʔeʔe S'en aller en lambeaux, se défaire, se délier, se désenfiler; tomber de... (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Marere Drop, fall, put off clothes, let oneself down (Wms)
Niue Malele (of a mother's breasts) Stop lactating, cease to give milk (Sph)
Nukuoro Malele Completed Problematic (Crl)
Nukuoro Malele To die Problematic (Crn)
Penrhyn Marere Fall off, fall out, drop, spill (Sta)
Rarotongan Marere Fall, of fruit from a tree, etc (Bse)
Tongan Malele To lean to one side or another, to sway; to cave in to some extent; (of crowd) run across this way or that; (of disease) become less serious (Cwd)
Tuamotu Marere Fall, as ripe fruit, leaves (Stn)
West Futuna Maxle/ŋa Things left by persons now dead (Cpl)

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