Protoform: MATA-QA-MURI [PN] The last
Description: | The last |
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Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *mata-qa-muqa 'first'. The much less frequent attestation of *mata-qa-muri suggests that *mata-qa-muqa was derived from the 'front' sense of *mata (1a), and *mata-qa-muri later formed analogically by a few languages. |
Pollex entries:
Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
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Kapingamarangi | Ada muli | To come late Problematic | (Lbr) |
Mangareva | Matamuri | Dernier, dernière | (Rch) |
New Zealand Maori | Maataamuri | Last, latter | (Wms) |
Samoan | Matamuli | Shamefaced Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Prt) |
Tokelau | Matamuli | Be shy, reserved Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sma) |
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