Protoform: MATA-WAI [MP] Spring, source of river
| Description: | Spring, source of river |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *mata waiR "spring of water, source of river" (LPO II:61). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Matavai | Spring source (the spot where a spring comes out of the ground) | (Fbg) |
| Easter Island | Mata-vai | Tear (n) Problematic | (Wbr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maataawai | Fountainhead | (Wms) |
| Rarotongan | Mataa vai | Head of the channel [s.v. mata.1.14] | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Mataavai | A spring, a fountain | (Prt) |
| Tongan | Matavai | Spring (of water); source (of a river) | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Mataavai | Floodgates, springs (Bib.) | (Jsn) |
| West Futuna | Matavai (ANI) | Spring of water | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Mtavai | Haut de la vallée | (Rve) |
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