Protoform: MATA.1E [PN] See, look at
| Description: | See, look at |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> PN *maata-ga "worth looking at", *maata-ki "visit, inspect, observe", *ma-mata "look at, watch" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Mata/mata | See, look at | (Gzl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Maata/a | Watch (something happening) | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Mada | See, look (used only in compounds) | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Maka | See ; look at | (Smd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maata/i | See, watch | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Mata | See | (Dye) |
| Niue | Mata | Look at; (pre-verbal) looks like, seems to be | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Mata/mata | Look after, watch over | (Dvl) |
| Nuguria | Mata | See | (Ray) |
| Nukumanu | Mata, mata/mata | See; visit; watch | (Trt) |
| Pukapuka | Mata/(mata) | Examine, inspect | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Mata | A spy | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Mata | Look at | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Maata/mata | Look at | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Mata/mata | Stare at | (Hwd) |
| Tokelau | Mata | Look, see; (of building a canoe etc.) check and correct | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Mata | See | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Maata/a | See, look at with respect | (Cwd) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mata/a | Watch, look thoroughly at | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Mata | To see (mata i ei); to gape | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Maata/a | Contempler | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Mata (gi) | Faire face (à) | (Hmn) |
22 entries found
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