Protoform: MALA.3 [PN] Disaster, misfortune

Description: Disaster, misfortune
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*0 >> PN *mala-qia "unfortunate, ill-fated"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Mala Disaster, misfortune (Mfr)
East Uvea Mala Disaster, misfortune (Rch)
Mangareva Mara Etre malheureux, découragé, abattu (Rch)
Marquesas Maʔa/maʔa koʔe Fort, robuste, vigoureux; leste, agile, bon marcheur Uncertain Semantic Connection (Lch)
Niue Mala(ki)efi To have none, to have nothing (Sph)
Pukapuka Mala Unlucky (Bge)
Rennellese Haka/maga Cause unpleasantness Problematic (Ebt)
Rotuman Mara Suffer misfortune Borrowed (Cwd)
Samoan Mala Calamity (Prt)
Tikopia Mara Infertility, barrenness, lack of prosperity (Fth)
Tokelau Mala Disaster; epidemic (Sma)
Tongan Mala Misfortune (Cwd)
Tongan Mala Ill luck (Mar)
Tuvalu Mala Disaster, misfortune (Rby)

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