Protoform: MATA-MOSO [PN] A plant with red seeds
| Description: | A plant with red seeds |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *mata.1a "eye", *moso "Sooty rail (Porzana tabuensis)" [a bird with red eyes] |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Moho | (Adenanthera pavonina) with bright red seeds | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Tatamoʔo | Graine du *gatae* (Erythrina variegata) (Légumineuses) Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Samoan | Matamosa | (Abrus precatorius) | (Phm) |
| Samoan | Matamoso | Rosary pea (Abrus precatorius) | (Whr) |
| Tikopia | Matamata-a-moso | Plant sp | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Moho | K. vine or creeper bearing small seeds, each of which is red and white and black | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Mataʔi moho | Seeds of vine called moho | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Matamoho | Abrus precatorius | (Whr) |
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