Protoform: MAATAI [PN] Skilled, expert
| Description: | Skilled, expert |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Maatai | Master-worker, architect, etc. (= tufuga) | (Gzl) |
| East Futuna | Mataa/tagata | Maître de cérémonie chargé de la distribution du kava | (Mfr) |
| Emae | Mataisau | Skilled person | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Maatai | Skilled, clever | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Mataisau | Carpenter, person skilled in canoe-building, house-building, carving, etc | (Clk) |
| Rennellese | Matai/sau | Expert craftsman, tattooer | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Matai | Titled head of extended Samoan family; master | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Maatai/sau | Craftsman, carpenter | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Mataî | Skilful, knowing; skilfulness, dexterity | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Matai | Leader of a group of men slapping the water surface to drive fish into a net; first individuals in a line or group (e.g. of dancers) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Matai/ tangata | Leading man | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Matai | Male head of a cognatic descent group; master, headman, boss | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Maatai | To be expert, to be very clever or skilful | (Cwd) |
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