Protoform: MAAGALO.2 [PN] Palatable, sweet; fresh (water)
| Description: | Palatable, sweet; fresh (water) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Vai/maŋaro/ | Fresh water | (Fts) |
| Emae | Maagaro | Fresh (of water), not bitter (of tea) | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Maanalo | Sweet | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Maagaro | Sweet (of water), non-acrid (of vegetable food) | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Maangala | Sweet | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | Magaro | Sweet, palatable. Doux, paisible, affable; d'une saveur agréable (nourriture) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Magaro/garo | Nourriture qui n'est pas assez relevée au goût; eau saumâtre; être fade; au fig. doux de caractère | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Mangaro | Sweet | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Manao/nao | Fade, insipide Phonologically Irregular | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Minaʔo/naʔo (MQN), manaʔo/naʔo (MQS) | Fade. Insipide; qui a un goût d'eau tiède (Lch.) Tasteless (Atl). Phonologically Irregular | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Mee now now | Watery | (Rbs) |
| Marquesas | Ma/ka/kaʔo | Mets délicieux, qui descend bien | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maangaro | Tasty, said of well-matured sweet-potatoes | (Wms) |
| Niue | Magalo | Fresh, sweet (usually of food and drink). Vai magalo, fresh water. | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Maangalo | Sweet | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Maangaro | Tasty; sweet, less salty; sweet coconut, a variety of coconut of which the whole fruit is edible including its husk | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Mangaro | Type of coconut with sweet husk | (Lmt) |
| Pukapuka | Maangalo | Sweet eating coconut with edible husk | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Maangaro | Bland and mild, not salty, savoury or sharp-tasting | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | Nu maangaro | Type of coconut with sweet-tasting husk | (Mka) |
| Rennellese | Maagango | Sweet, potable | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Maagalo | Fresh (not salt), sweet (not sour) | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Maaʔaro | Doux au goût | (Lmt) |
| Tokelau | Maagalo | Fresh (water) (i.e. not salty); sweet (tea, fruit, etc.) | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Maŋaro | Edible, sweet-tasting | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Maagalo | Sweet | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Magalo | Sweet | (Lch) |
| West Futuna | Magaro | Sweet, palatable, clean, fresh | (Dty) |
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