Protoform: MATA-A-PULE [PN] Man of rank
| Description: | Man of rank |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *mata.1a 'eye, face', *pule.2 "authority" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Mataapule | Chef, superieur; le premier enfant de la famille | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Mataapule | Etranger, chef, aîné de famille | (Rch) |
| Niue | Matapule/ga | Ceremonial rite of passage (in modern times associated with circumcision) | (Sph) |
| Tikopia | Mataapure | Ritual elder in traditional religious system | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Mataapule | Man of honourable rank or station; minor chief; chief's attendant and spokesman; sibling-in-law of same sex | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Mataboole | A rank below chiefs | (Mar) |
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