Protoform: MATA.2B [PN] A growth stage of coconuts
| Description: | A growth stage of coconuts |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Niu mata | Young coconut | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Niu mata | Coco jeune à chair tendre | (Ply) |
| Emae | Mata | Green (coconut) | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Mada | Ripe (of coconuts) | (Lbr) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Ni-mata | Green coconut | (Sve) |
| Penrhyn | Nii/mata | Maturation stage of coconut: fruit has no edible husk and is best for drinking | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Neu mata | Half-grown coconut | (Lmt) |
| Samoan | Niu mata | Immature coconut (at the stage when it can be drunk) | (Mfr) |
| Sikaiana | Mata | To have grown flesh inside, of a green coconut | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Mata | (of a coconut) At a stage where it has both meat and liquid inside | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Niu mata | Green [coconut] with firm but breakable shell, soft inner flesh, plucked and husked for drinking and eating | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Matta | Ripe (a term chiefly applied to cocoa-nuts) | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Niu mata | Fourth growth stage of coconuts | (Cwd) |
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