Protoform: MAGAMAGA-QA-TAI [PN] Starfish
| Description: | Starfish |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *maga.1 "branch", *tahi "sea" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Mangamangaatai | Starfish with very fine, delicate, tentacles | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Magamagaʔitai | Starfish on reef, including Brittle Stars. Etoile de mer (Mfr). | (Bgs) |
| Emae | Magamaga tai | Starfish | (Cpl) |
| Mangaia | Maʔamaʔatai | Big Blue Starfish (Linckia laevigata) and others | (Cek) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mangamangaia/tua | A race of spirits or ghosts Problematic | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Manamaatai | A kind of poisonous starfish | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Manu mangamanga | Starfish Problematic | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Mangamanga | Starfish; spider | (Sby) |
| Rennellese | Mangamangaatai | General name for starfishes (Asteroidea) | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Maʔamaʔatai | Ophiure (échinoderme) (Ophiocoma scolopendrina) | (Lmt) |
| Tongan | Mangamangaʔaatai | Kind of starfish | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Mangamangatai | Starfish | (Stn) |
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