Protoform: MAQI-KAO [NP] Finger, toe: *ma(q)i-kao

Description: Finger, toe: *ma(q)i-kao
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. NP *mati-kao "finger, toe". EP *kao.1 "sprout, shoot".
*8 The prefixes *mati- and *maqi- may be different reductions from **mata-qi-. Compare
NP *maqi-kuku, *mati-kuku "fingernail, claw".

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Maikao, manikao Finger or toe (Fbg)
East Futuna Maikao Doigt (Mfr)
East Futuna Maʔikao Finger, toe (Bgs)
Hawaiian Maiʔao Nail of finger or toe; hoof of an animal; claw of a bird (Pki)
New Zealand Maori Maihao Finger, toe Phonologically Irregular (Wms)
Rapa Maikiko Toes Phonologically Irregular (Grn)
Rarotongan Maikao Digit, finger or toe (Bib.) (Bse)
Tikopia Maikao Finger, toe (Fth)
Tuvalu Maikao Finger, toe (Rby)

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