Protoform: MAMA.5 [NP] Yawn, open mouth: *(faka-)mama
| Description: | Yawn, open mouth: *(faka-)mama |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> CC *saamama "gape, yawn" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Haka/mama | Yawn ; bostezar | (Fts) |
| Marquesas | Mama | Bailler, être ouvert, ouvrir la bouche | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Haá mama | Ouvrir la bouche; s'ouvrir, s'entr'ouvrir | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Hakamama (NKH), hamama (te haha) (Ua Huka), haʔamama (i te fafa) (Fatu Hiva) | Bâiller, yawn | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Haʔga, maʔma, Tha, Fauʔphor | To gape | (Rbs) |
| Nuguria | Haka/mama | Open (ex. mouth) | (Dvl) |
| Tahitian | Mama | Open as the mouth | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Faka/maa | Open one's mouth | (Hwd) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hua/mama | Open one's mouth | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Faka/mama | To open the mouth. To gawk with gaping mouth; chasm (Dty) | (Cpl) |
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