Protoform: MA-TILA [PN] Bamboo; bamboo fishing rod; bamboo knife
| Description: | Bamboo; bamboo fishing rod; bamboo knife |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *tila "mast, yard-arm". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ifira-Mele | Majira | Bamboo knife or scraper | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Madila | Bamboo; fishing pole | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Makila | Bamboo | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Motire | Seigneur (s'addresse à Dieu). Lord (applied to deity only); the royal staff, sceptre (Tgr). Problematic | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Motire kura | Bâton royal | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Matira | Fishing rod | (Bck) |
| New Zealand Maori | Matira | Fishing-rod; fish with a rod; wand used in ceremonies | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Katira | Fishing rod Phonologically Irregular | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Katire | Fishing-rod Phonologically Irregular | (Bgs) |
| Nuguria | Matila | Bamboo | (Ray) |
| Nukuoro | Madila | Bamboo | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Marira | Rod, fishing rod | (Yda) |
| Pukapuka | Matila | Fishing rod | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | Maatiga | Fishing rod (obs.) | (Zpn) |
| Raʔivavae | ʔAʔiga | Fishing rod Borrowed | (Zpn) |
| Rarotongan | Maatira | Fishing-rod | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Matila | A short fishing rod | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Matira | Part of a fishing rod | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Matila | Stout and strong type of bamboo used as tuna fishing rod | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Matira | Bamboo rod in Bonito fishing | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Masila | Bonito fishing rod | (Cwd) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Masila | Knife | (Ray) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mahila | Knife (originally referred to bamboo knife or other things made from bamboo) | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Majira (WFU), matjira (ANI) | Bamboo, knife. Sabre d'abattis (Rve). | (Dty) |
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