Protoform: MATUQA.B [PN] Main, principal; also in expressions for "thumb" and "big toe"
| Description: | Main, principal; also in expressions for "thumb" and "big toe" |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. NP *hala-matuqa, *vao-matuqa |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Matua | Important, major, primary; adult; mature, ripe | (Fbg) |
| Easter Island | Rima matuʔa nea-nea | Thumb (archaic) | (Wbr) |
| Emae | Rima matua | Thumb | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Makua | Main stalk of a plant | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Wao akua | A distant mountain region, believed inhabited only by spirits; desert, wilderness Problematic | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Giodo mmaadua | Outrigger booms toward the center of the canoe | (Lbr) |
| Kapingamarangi | Madaalima madua | Thumb | (Lbr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Matua | Main, chief, important; hull or body of canoe, body of calabash to which paewa affixed | (Wms) |
| Niue | Matalima motua | Thumb | (Sph) |
| Niue | Matahui motua | Big toe | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Rima matua | Daumen | (Ths) |
| Nukumanu | Haka/maatua | Called great | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Dabuvae madua | Big toe | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Giado madua | Main outrigger booms | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Madannia madua | Thumb | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Matua | Senior line; main, larger (war party) | (Bck) |
| Pukapuka | Mata/matua | Main, important | (Sby) |
| Rennellese | Gima matuʔa | Thumb | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Matua | Loyal, owe allegiance to Problematic | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Matua | Main, principal | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Matikao matua | Thumb (i.e. principal finger) | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Foe matua | Steering paddle | (Drd) |
| Tongan | Motuʔa-nima | Thumb | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Motuʔa-vaʔe | Big toe | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Motuʔa-tohi | Original book or document (as opp. to copies or translations) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Motooa nima, motooa váe. | The thumb, the great toe. | (Mar) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lima metua | Thumb | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mdavae matua | Big toe | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Kau/matua | To become overgrown; site selected for a garden but not yet cleared or turned | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Matou (ANI). Matua (Rve). | Thumb. Pouce (Rve). | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Ko/motua | Jardin nouveau, jamais planté auparavant | (Rve) |
| West Futuna | Poja rima matua; poja vae matua | Thumb; big toe | (Dty) |
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