Protoform: MAAUI [PN] Name of a legendary hero
| Description: | Name of a legendary hero |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Maui/-aloga | Legendary hero | (Mfr) |
| Hawaiian | Maaui | Legendary hero | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Mau-tikitiki | Legendary hero | (Clk) |
| Marquesas | Maui/tikitiki | Legendary hero | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maaui | Legendary hero | (Wms) |
| Niue | Maaui | Legendary hero | (Sph) |
| Niue | Maui | Foreigner (from Maui, the demigod, supposed to live in the underworld) | (McE) |
| Pukapuka | Maaui | Legendary hero | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Maui | A star name | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Maaui | Legendary hero | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Maaui | Legendary hero | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Moea-tiktiki | Legendary hero Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Maui | Legendary hero | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Mâui | The name of a certain prophet, or wise man, mentioned in Tahitian traditions | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Maui-a-taranga | Legendary puller-up of islands | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Maui | Legendary hero | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Maaui | Legendary hero | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Ma-sikisiki | Legendary hero | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | A/mo/SiSiki (WFU), Mau/tSiktSiki (ANI) | The Polynesian hero Maui | (Cpl) |
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