Protoform: MAA-SAGA [PN] (Pair of) twins
| Description: | (Pair of) twins |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *masaga.1, *saga.2 "forked, branching" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Mataanga, maanga | Twins | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Maasaga | Twin boy and girl | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Maahaga | Twins | (Rch) |
| Emae | Maasaga | Twins, double fruits etc. | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Basaga | Branch Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Maahana | Twin | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Maasaga | Twins | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Maehanga | Twin Phonologically Irregular | (Ebt) |
| Luangiua | Sau masaŋa | Sie sind Zwillinge [they are twins] | (Sar) |
| Mangareva | Maʔaga. Maaʔaga (I). | Twins (I). Jumeaux. | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Mahaka (MQN), mahana (MQS) (Atl). | Twin. Jumeau (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Moriori | Maihanga, maehanga | Twins Phonologically Irregular | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maahanga | Twin | (Wms) |
| Niue | Mahanga | Twins (offspring); fruit not separated into two | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Hetua te mahana | Double star | (Ray) |
| Nuguria | Maahana, oo/mahana | Twin... | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Maasanga | Twin | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Maasanga | Twins | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Vaayanga | Twins Problematic | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Maaʔanga | Twins | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Maasanga | Twins | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Maasaga | Twin | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Maehaʔa | Jumeau Phonologically Irregular | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Maasana | Twins | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Maasaga | Twin, twins | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Maahaga | (Be) twins | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Maahanga | Twins | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Mahaŋa | Twin | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Maehana | Twin Phonologically Irregular | (Dsn) |
| Tuvalu | Maahaga | Twins | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Manga | Twins | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Masaga | Twins, pair; twin, paired | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Maasanga | Jumeau | (Hmn) |
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