Protoform: MAATA-KI [PN] Visit, inspect, observe
| Description: | Visit, inspect, observe |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *mata.1e "see, look", *ma-mata "look at" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Mataki (atu) | To look, observe | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Maataki | Surveiller, guetter | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Mataki | Surveiller, voir, examiner; faire signe des yeux, donner un signal par une oeillade | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | Maakaʔi | To police, inspect, spy; policeman, guard | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Maakaʔi/kaʔi | To visit, see the sights; spectator | (Pki) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Maataki | Look at | (Krk) |
| Moriori | Mataki | See | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maataki(taki) | Look at, inspect, watch, peer, pry | (Wms) |
| Niue | Mataki/a | To look at, peep, pry | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Maataki | To visit | (Sta) |
| Rapa | Mataki | To look at | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Maataki | Visit (go and) see something or somebody, watch (as spectator) | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Mataki/taki | Calm season when voyages were made between Rennell and Bellona, about December to February Problematic | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Mataʔi | Observe, notice; remark, admire | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Maataʔi/taʔi | Regarder, être spectateur, visiter | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Matai/tai | Look, examine, satisfy curiosity | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Maataki | Look, observe | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Maataki | (of communal work) Commence, begin Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Mataki | Spy (n) | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Maataki | Drop in on, call on, go to see, visit informally | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Maataki/taki | Look at, watch, observe attentively, as a game or contest; to gaze, peer about; to inspect, examine | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Mataki/na | Watch for, be cautious about; watch over, care for, look out for | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Mo/xmoSiki-na | To spy, peer | (Cpl) |
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