Protoform: MATA-.4 [FJ] Numeral unitiser (classifier) for ten fish
| Description: | Numeral unitiser (classifier) for ten fish |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Mata- | Particle used (in place of *pua*) in the enumeration of tens when counting fish | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Mata- | Numeral classifier for ten fish | (Bgs) |
| Fijian | Mata | Ten fish | (Cpl) |
| Kapingamarangi | Mada | Numeral classifier for numbers over 19 | (Lbr) |
| Niuafoʔou | Te mataʔi ika | A fish | (Tmo) |
| Nuguria | Maka | Classifier for ten small fish Problematic | (Ths) |
| Nukuoro | Mada | Prefix indicating ten of | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Mata | Numerical prefix for counting taro and pulaka tubers | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Mataa | Ten (small fish); classifier for small fish | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Mata | Classifying particle used with numerals in relation to taro | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Mata- | Ten fish | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Mata- | Numerical prefix denoting a unit of ten (fish, taro) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Mata- | Numerical classificatory indicator in counting fish by tens | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Mata- | Indicates a unity of one hundred fish | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Mata/ʔi | Followed by word for fish, or a fish indicates single individual | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Mata, (-ga)-mata | Unit classifier in counting fish (up to 5) | (Cct) |
16 entries found
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