Protoform: MATA-LIKI.A [PN] Small, minute; fine (mesh, weave, etc.); small points or lights: *mata(li)liki
| Description: | Small, minute; fine (mesh, weave, etc.); small points or lights: *mata(li)liki |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *mata.1 "eye, face", *riki "small" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Mataliliki | Petit, minuscule (écriture, tatouage) | (Mfr) |
| Easter Island | Matariki | File; tool | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Makaliʔi | Tiny, very small, fine, wee, small-meshed, narrow wefts | (Pki) |
| Mangaia | Kaakaro matariki | Look carefully, watch carefully Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sta) |
| New Zealand Maori | Matariki | Small, minute | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Matariki | Superior quality of reeds for lining the roof and walls of a house... | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka/matariki | Reduce to fragments | (Wms) |
| Nukumanu | Matalliki | In small pieces | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Madaligi | Skilful at craft work, craftsmanlike; craftsman | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Matariki | The pupil of the eye | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Mataliki | Small size mesh Problematic | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Matariki | Narrowly, intently (of looking) Problematic | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | ʔAakara matariki | Watch narrowly, examine intently, stare hard Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Mataliliki | To be finely plaited, as a mat or hat; to have small meshes, as a net | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Matalliki | Small, tiny | (Hwd) |
| Tokelau | Mataliliki | Fine, not coarse; (of net) have small mesh; (of grater) fine-toothed | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Mataliki | (of plants or trees) Begin to produce flower-buds; (of a number of boats or distant islands) to appear as dots or small patches on the horizon | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Matariki | The two small eyes of a coconut; a barnacle, barnacles | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Mataliki | Narrow (of an opening). Fine (of net) (Rby). | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mdaliki | Narrow | (Hvn) |
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