Protoform: MAQAGA [PN] Mouthful of food
| Description: | Mouthful of food |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *mama.2 "chew". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Maʔaga | Mouthful of food | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Maʔaga | Bouchee | (Btn) |
| Easter Island | Maʔaŋa | Bait (most general term for anything taken along fishing to be used as bait) | (Wbr) |
| Emae | Maaga | Residue of sugarcane or kava | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Maana | A chewed mass, as for kava drinking | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Maanga | Yield well (of coconuts) ; husk of coconut after juice extracted | (Ebt) |
| Mangaia | Maanga | A bit, piece, portion; food | (Chn) |
| Mangareva | Maga | Bouchée de nourriture. A mouthful (Tgr). | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Mainga | Food Phonologically Irregular | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | Maka (MQN), mana, maʔa (MQS) | Bouchée, petit morceau, parcelle, un peu | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Mókka (NKH), mónna | A morsel, or mouthful | (Crk) |
| Moriori | Maanga | Mouthful | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maanga | Remains of food after a meal | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maanga/i | Mouth | (Wms) |
| Niue | Maaga | Part, division, piece; and a bit; village | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Maanga | Mouthful | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Manga | To chew | (Crn) |
| Penrhyn | Manga | Food | (Lmt) |
| Penrhyn | Maanga | Food; bit, piece, small quantity | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Maanga | Bit, piece, portion of anything | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Maaga | Mouthful of kava chewed ready for mixing | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Maaʔa | (sens général) Nourriture, mets; (sens restrictif) nourriture d'origine végétale; légume, fruit, chair des légumes et des fruits | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Faka/maga/ | Open the mouth Problematic | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Maʔanga | Mouthful, morsel | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Máanga | A mouthful, a morsel | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Maaŋa | Food | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Maaga | Mouthful, portion, left-overs; to chew and spit out when chumming fish | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Maga/i | Piece (of food) | (Ray) |
| West Uvea | Maanga | Mâcher [Heo Dialect]; bouchée | (Hmn) |
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