Protoform: MAMAIA [EP] Deluded, senseless
| Description: | Deluded, senseless |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Mamaía | Equivocar, equivocarse, errar. To err, make a mistake. | (Fts) |
| Mangareva | Mamaia | Radoter, tenir des discours dénués de sens; agir sans but | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mama | Perform certain rites with the object of nullifying a hostile spell or of removing tapu Problematic | (Wms) |
| Rarotongan | Mama-ʔia | Disseminate by word of mouth Problematic | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Mamaiâ | A party formed some time ago at Tahiti...who professed to improve upon the received Religion, and to be given to extraordinary prayer; they discarded some of the essentials of Christianity, and were immoral in their conduct | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Mamaiaa | A religious sect; the people in it persisted in the worship of the ancient gods... | (Stn) |
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