Protoform: MALA.2 [PN] Chip, splinter, fragment: *mala(mala)

Description: Chip, splinter, fragment: *mala(mala)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Ma/mala/ Chip (Bgs)
East Futuna Mala/mala Eclat de bois ou de pierre (Gzl)
East Uvea Mala/mala Eclat de bois (Btn)
Easter Island Mara/mara Spark (Fts)
Fijian Mala Fragment, chip, splinter (Cpl)
Hawaiian Maa/mala/ Fragment, chip, splinter (Pki)
Luangiua Mala/mala Spark, charcoal (Smd)
Mangareva Mara/mara Chip or splinter for kindling (Rch)
Marquesas Maʔa/maʔa Copeaux (Dln)
Moriori Mara/mara Splinter, chip, bit (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Mara/mara Fragment, chip, splinter (Wms)
Niue Mala (pl. malamala) Minute particle, very small piece, fragment, speck. Chip, splinter (McE). (Sph)
Nuguria Mara/mara turi Kniescheibe (Ths)
Nuguria Mara/mara Chips (of wood), sawdust; kneecap (maramara te turi); a white shell found on the shore (Dvl)
Nukuoro Mala/mala Small bits of things e.g. sawdust (Crl)
Penrhyn Mara/mara The upward projection at the stern or bow end of the keel. Lozenge-shaped projections on bow and stern (Bck). Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sta)
Pukapuka Mala/mala Wood-chips (Bge)
Rennellese Maga/maga Chips; be chopped to bits (Ebt)
Samoan Mala/mala Wood chip (Prt)
Takuu Mara/mara Wood cuttings, chips, or sawdust as a residue of carving; ashes of a pipe, cigarette, fire etc. (Mle)
Tikopia Mara/mara Chips, shavings (Fth)
Tokelau Mala/mala Wood chip (Sma)
Tongan Mala/mala Fragment, chip, splinter (Cwd)
Tuamotu Mara(Mara) Chip, splinter, fragment (Stn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Mala/mala. Malaa/mala (Ebt). Wasted pieces of wood, sticks left over from cutting wood. Chips (Ebt). (Hvn)
West Futuna Mara/mara Chips in making canoe (Dty)

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