Protoform: MALAQE [OC] Open, cleared space used as meeting-place or ceremonial place
| Description: | Open, cleared space used as meeting-place or ceremonial place |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *m(a,e)laqai "? open space in a settlement" (LPO I:63; VI:182). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Marae | Open ceremonial area | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Malaʔe | Public place in front of houses , meeting-place | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Malaʔe | Meeting ground | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Maraʔe | En toponimos | (Bxn) |
| Emae | Marae | Public square | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Marae | Dancing place, open space in centre of village | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Marae | Open, cleared space | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Malae | Sacred area | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Malae | Centre of village. Central meeting place | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Marae | Offering, altar, sacrifice. Autel où les polynésiens faisaient des offrandes aux dieux; sacrifice, sacrifier | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Marae | Public religious gathering place | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Meʔae | Terrasse, lieu sacré ou tapu (Lch). Temple ancien (Atl). Lieu sacré (lucus) (Dln 1904). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Màrí | A depository of dead bodies and principal place of worship | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Mari | Burial ground | (Rbs) |
| New Zealand Maori | Marae | Enclosed space before house, courtyard | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Malaʔe | Meeting place Problematic | (Dye) |
| Niue | Malee | Village green, open space | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Marai | Freier Platz für Versammlungen | (Ray) |
| Nuguria | Marae | Place for performing rituals...main clearing in the centre of the village... | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Malae | Meeting ground | (Fbg) |
| Nukuoro | Malae/lae | Clear, unobstructed. Flat (Crn). | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Malae | A cleared space, an open space, a plantation | (Crn) |
| Penrhyn | Marae | Cemetery; a sacred place embellished with stone structures and used for religious purposes. Stone inclosures which served both religious and social purposes (Bck). | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Mara, marâ | Sacred ground | (Lmt) |
| Pukapuka | Malae | Open space used for sports competitions ; ceremonial area | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Marae | Clearing; sacred place | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Magaʔe | Distribution of uncooked food with important rituals and dances | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Maraʔe | Open space in centre of village Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Malae | Open space, meeting-ground | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Malae | [Name of] a ceremonial center near the ritual house {hale aitu}, no longer maintained; an area in front of a house that is set off with stone work | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Marae | The sacred place formerly used for worship...; cleared of wood, weed, rubbish, as a garden, or the place of worship | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Marae | Temple des anciens temps; défriché, être défriché | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Marae | Ritual performance arena... | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Marae | Open space for public assembly | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Malae | Space of cleared, level land near centre of village, reserved for communal use... | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Malaʔe | Open market place, graveyard | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Malái. Marlý. | A piece of ground, generally before a large house, or chief's grave, where public ceremonies are principally held | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Marae | Levelled place, cemetery | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Malae | Dance ground | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Malae | Dancing circle for custom dancing | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Malae momoa | Open,Whole flat upper surface of te momoa [end piece of canoe] | (Lch) |
| West Futuna | Mrae | Village courtyard. Enclosure in which the house stands; open space in the centre of the village (Cpl). | (Dty) |
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