Protoform: MATA-MATA [PN] Small points, many small things of the same kind
| Description: | Small points, many small things of the same kind |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 < PN *mata.1a |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Matamata ika | Hail (n) | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Makamaka | Buds, as forming on the corm of a taro | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Matamata | Goutte | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Matamata | Mamelons ou petites excroissances sur les fruits à pain; gouttes | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Matamata ahi (MQS) | Gerbe d'étincelles; shower of sparks | (Chf) |
| Niue | Faka/matamata | To kindle (traditionally associated with 'small pieces' of kindling materials used to start the 'eye' of a fire) | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Madamada a me | A miscellaneous assortment | (Crl) |
| Samoan | Matamata | Kindling; to kindle | (Mnr) |
| Tahitian | Matamata | A second or after crop of fruit | (Dvs) |
| Tongan | Matamata/ʔau | Ruffling or rippling of the sea where two currents meet, or where the current meets with obstructions | (Cwd) |
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