Protoform: MANU-A [PN] Infested; full of insects or other small creatures

Description: Infested; full of insects or other small creatures
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*0 < PN *manu, *-a

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Manua Etre plein de vers intestinaux (Mfr)
East Uvea Manua Etre plein de petites bĂȘtes (Rch)
New Zealand Maori Manu/manua/a Rotten, of timber etc. Problematic (Wms)
Nuguria Manua Get insects (of an old flower) (Dvl)
Nukuoro Manua Diseased (Crl)
Rennellese Manua To be infected, eaten, germ-ridden (Ebt)
Tongan Manua Maggoty, anty, etc., having a lot of insects or other little creatures in it or on it (Cwd)

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