Protoform: MATA-A-FALE [PN] Front of house
| Description: | Front of house |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *mata.1a "face, eye", *fale "house" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Mataapare | Seaward portion of a house | (Fbg) |
| Luangiua | Makahale | Outside (of a house) | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | I makaa hale | Vor das Haus [in front of the house] | (Sar) |
| Mangareva | Mata ʔare | Le devant d'une maison | (Rch) |
| Nukumanu | Matahale/ i tai | Portion of a house facing lagoon | (Fbg) |
| Nukumanu | Matahale/ i tua | Portion of a house facing ocean | (Fbg) |
| Pukapuka | Mataawale | House front | (Bge) |
| Takuu | Mataahare | Area immediately outside a house | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Mataafale | Gable end of a traditional house; householder, house and its occupiers | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Matta falle | The threshold | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Mata fale | House front, front of the house | (Cwd) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mdahale | Short end of house | (Hvn) |
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