Protoform: MANA-QAKI [NP] Exercise mana; endow with mana

Description:	Exercise mana; endow with mana
Reconstruction:	Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:	0 << PN mana.1 "power, effectiveness, prestige" *8 Note. (Clk) suggests two senses for this, "a subject-focus transitive extension of mana, a verb predicated of human beings indicating an ability to effect certain results (`be mana (successful) (with respect to)'; while the others represent an object-focus derivation (`cause to be mana' or `bestow mana on')".

Pollex entries:

Language	Reflex	Description	Source
Fijian	Mana-ti	Affected by a disease Problematic	(Cpl)
Mota	Manag	Convey mana to, make to be mana, influence with mana, a charm Problematic	(Cdn)
New Zealand Maori	Manaaki-tia	Show respect or kindness to; entertain	(Wms)
Nggela	Manangi	To make successful, efficient; to empower, authorise; to rule over; to tame; a worker of magic, wizard, scientist Problematic	(Fox)
Nggela	Manage	To give a commission, per centage, for doing something of the cost of the thing (sic) Problematic	(Fox)
Rennellese	Manaʔaki	Be successful with; grant a prayer, respond favourably to worship	(Ebt)
Rennellese	Manaʔaki/na	Get, see, do for the first time (of something difficult to obtain or do); to succeed; at last, finally	(Ebt)
Tahitian	Manaa	Manageable, moveable, portable; to be able to do or manage a thing; the thing is mentioned as manageable or otherwise, manaa ia ia`u it is manageable by me Problematic	(Lmt)
Tuamotu	Maanaaki/na	Be attained, reached	(Stn)

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