Protoform: MATINI [XW] A type of offering
| Description: | A type of offering |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to XW: West Polynesia (TON,NIU,EUV,EFU,SAM,TOK,TUV,NFO) |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Matini (obs.) | Bouquet de cocos, de bananes, arrachés de leur tronc pour des cérémonies paiennes | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Masini | Offrande de kava aux divinités d'autrefois | (Rch) |
| Samoan | Matini | An offering of branches of certain trees, to induce *aitu* to pass over the place where they are hung without calling in. | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Matini | Flag, pennant; barkcloth streamer (?for *noa*, ritual streamer of barkcloth or leaf marker, as memorial decoration, temple offering, or taboo sign) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Mesini | Offrande du kava aux Dieux | (Btn) |
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