Protoform: MATA-QALI [PN] Prematurely fallen coconut
| Description: | Prematurely fallen coconut |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Mata ali | Coconut which falls before becoming mature | (Btn) |
| Kapingamarangi | Madaali | Coconut before it has any meat | (Lbr) |
| Niue | Mokulu mataali | Fall off unripe (fruit, coconuts) | (McE) |
| Niue | Mataali | Premature (of fruit) | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Mataa rii | Coconut when meat inside is not well formed | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Madaali | Lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut) | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Koo/ali | Immature fallen coconut Problematic | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Mataʔagi | Halfripe coconut fallen down; to fall (of such) | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Mataali | Blighted and fallen coconut | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Mata | To have grown flesh inside, of a green coconut Problematic | (Dnr) |
| Tongan | Mataʔali | Ripe before its time because of stem injury (of a coconut) | (Cwd) |
| West Futuna | Matari | Soft but still unripe (not breadfruit) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Cpl) |
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