Protoform: MO-QI [PN] Small thing or portion
| Description: | Small thing or portion |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *momo "fragments". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Ngo | Prefix indicating that an object has in some way been altered in such a manner as to prepare it for use (e.g. ngo-ika 'piece of cooked fish', ngo-paka 'piece of tobacco ready for smoking') Problematic | (Fbg) |
| East Uvea | Moo (ʔi) | Morceau, pièce, lambeau (de) | (Rch) |
| Emae | Mo/a/kai | Les restes (leftover food) | (Rve) |
| Ifira-Mele | Mii | Diminutive article, plural | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | Mou/isi | Few | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Mei/mata | Larme | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Moe haʔa (MQN) | Racines de pandanus qui ne touchent pas encore terre Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tai/moi | Neap tide Problematic | (Wms) |
| Niue | Mohi/mohi | Small, tiny Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Nukumanu | Mo/isi | Few | (Trt) |
| Pukapuka | Moo | Small bit of. Ni moo mea, a little bit of it | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Moʔi | Fine, as hair, sennit, mats or print in a book | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Moʔi/moʔi | To use sparingly, as food or clothes | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Moi | Noun classifier, little | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Moʔi/moʔi | Small | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Moi/moi | Small fishes left in a net after the large ones are taken out | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Mo/isi | Few, small quantity | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Moi/moi | Particle, as of food, earth etc. | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Mo | A portion, such as can be held in the hand | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Moi/moi | Shred, reduce to particles | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Meʔi | Small quantity of; piece or bit of Phonologically Irregular | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Moo | A few; a little | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mei/tama | Boy. Small child (Hnh). | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mua, mui | Small, little (prenuclear particle indicating a small amount of what is referred to by the following noun) Phonologically Irregular | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mei/taine | Girl | (Hvn) |
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