Protoform: MAGA.2 [EO] Orifice; be open

Description: Orifice; be open
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to EO: Eastern Oceanic
Notes:

*0 > *faka-maga 'open mouth etc.'
*4 POC *ma9a(p) 'to open wide, gape; open mouth, gap, space' (LPO V:299).
*5 Cf. PMP *a9aq "open the mouth wide" (ACD).
*7 PBN *manga "mouth" (Lvy. 1979).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Manga/i Spread one's legs (Fbg)
Fijian Maga- Vagina (Cpl)
Mangareva Ma/maga Etre entr'ouvert, mûr (régime de pandanus); être ouverts (orteils ou doigts qui s'écartent); au fig. qui se laisse aller, qui se tient négligemment; tout ce qu'on laisse tomber, tout ce qui ne vaut pas la peine (Rch)
Nggela Manga Mouth (Fox)
Pukapuka Manga Open out, split apart (Sby)
Pukapuka Ma/manga/ Spread legs apart (Bge)
Rapa Manga vai Mouth of a river (Grn)
Rotuman Maga Gape, be wide open (Cwd)
Samoan Maga/maga Vaginal opening (Prt)
Sikaiana M/mana Sit with legs wide apart (Dnr)
Tokelau Maga Vagina (Sma)

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