Protoform: MA-WETE [PN] Untied, loosened, separated: *ma(a)wete
| Description: | Untied, loosened, separated: *ma(a)wete |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *ma-.1, *wete.1 "untie" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Maavete | To untie | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Mavete | Be separated (as a leaf from its stalk), loosened, untied (as hair) ; se disperser, être dispersé, s'effondrer | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Mavete | Etre delié, défait, désuni, éparpillé | (Rch) |
| Emae | Mavete/vete | = Tg maviriviri | (Mlr) |
| Hawaiian | Maaweke | Open, loose, separate, undone | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Mehede | Get free, get loose Phonologically Irregular | (Lbr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mawete | Untied, loosened | (Wms) |
| Niue | Mavete | Undone | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Maavete | To end (of a meeting) finished, over (of gathering of people) RAR Mawete. :Split apart, divided | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Mavete | Split apart, divide (vi) | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Mabete | Opened, untied, loosened | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Maavete | An obscene word. As mafaa. | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Mavete | Open (as a door), unfolded (as a garment) | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Mavete | Come apart or undone by itself | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Mavete | Untie, loosen ; untied | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Mavete | Be split (of a thing) | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Maavete | To split apart (of a company, shoal) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Movete | Be scattered, fall to pieces ; come apart, come to pieces; be scattered or dispersed; fray out | (Bkr) |
| Tongan | Movete | Slack, loose | (Mar) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Maveta | Open up by itself; [untie] | (Hvn) |
| West Uvea | Mavete | Se défaire de soi-meme | (Hmn) |
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