Protoform: MA-RAMA.A [OC] Light (not dark); light (n)
| Description: | Light (not dark); light (n) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *rama "torch, fish with torches". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Maarama | Light, bright, daylight | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Malama | Lampe | (Mfr) |
| East Futuna | Maalama | Clair, transparent | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Maalama | Lampe, clarté, clair | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Marama | Clarity, clearness, light | (Fts) |
| Emae | Maarama/ina | Be light, give light to, shine on | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Malama | Light; perhaps | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Maarama | Light, bright | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Maalama | Light, bright, shine v | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Malama | Light; purify | (Hbn) |
| Mangareva | Marama. Maarama (I). | Daylight (I). Lumière, clarté; être jour. | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Maarama | Alight | (Krk) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Maarama | Next day | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | Maʔama. Ma(a)ʔama (Atl). | Light. Lumière, grand jour, clarté (Lch). Clarté, light. (Atl). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Má-ama-áma | Light, day break | (Crk) |
| Moriori | Marama | Light | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maarama | Light, clear | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Malama | Light, lamp | (Cct) |
| Niuafoʔou | Maama | Light Borrowed | (Tmo) |
| Niue | Maama | Bright (light); light | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Marama | Light (n) | (Ray) |
| Nuguria | Marama | Hell | (Ths) |
| Nuguria | Maarama | Day; dawn, clear up (of sky after rain) (vi); bright, light (also of colours); brighten, become bright, sunny | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Maalama | Light (not dark) | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Maarama | Bright; light (of colour); clear, transparent | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Maalama | Light, dawn, morning; become light, dawn | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Ka/marama | To shine, as the moon | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Marama/rama | Shining (star) | (Grn) |
| Rarotongan | Maarama | Light, emit light, shine, be bright | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Maagama | Light | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Maga/magama/ | To be faintly light, as at twilight | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Malama | To be light, as the day dawn, or from a fire ; (of the dawn, day) break; (of a fire) blaze, flare up | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Maalama | Noun pl. dawn, twilight ; a light, a lamp | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Maalama/lama | Fine, cloudless | (Mnr) |
| Sikaiana | Maalama | To be lit up, have light; the dawn, when it is first light in the morning; | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Maarama/rama | Lumière, clarté, être éclairé | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Maarama | Clear, bright; (of place) light, not dark; (of liquid) clear, transparent, pure; clear-thinking, quick-witted... | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Maarama | Light, daylight | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Malama | (Of a day) break, dawn | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Maalama | Brightness, clearness (of a day); illuminated | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Maama | Light (not dark); lamp, lantern or other source of light | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Malama | Shine, give light or send out light Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Mama | Light from the sun, or fire; a torch, torch-light | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Maarama | Gleam, flicker with light | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Malama | Light (not dark); become light | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Malama | Light; glory; be open, be clear, dawn | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Malama/la | Light up (vi) Problematic | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Marama | Clear, light (adj); clearly. Transparent (mer) (Rve). | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Maram/rama (ANI) | Daybreak | (Dty) |
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