Protoform: MOTO.2A [PN] Unripe, green
| Description: | Unripe, green |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> CE *koo-moto "not quite ripe (coconut)" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Moto | Vert; immature; pas mur | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Moto | Bourgeon; non épanoui (fleur); non mur, non parvenu à la maturité, encore vert | (Rch) |
| Ifira-Mele | Moto | Unripe (melon, pawpaw, banana) | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Moto | Not ripe, green, of pandanus, papaya | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Modo | Unripe | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Moko | Unripe; over-ripe | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Moto | Vert, pas mûr; mêler du fruit à pain pas encore mûr dans une pâte | (Rch) |
| Nuguria | Koi/moto | Unripe | (Ray) |
| Nuguria | Moto (pl. m/moto) | Unripe | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Modo | Unripe | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Moto | Unripe, green | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Moto | Green and nearly fully formed (bananas, corn, nuts); green but good to drink of (coconuts, oranges); nearly fully formed but not ready to harvest (yams, taro etc) | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Moto | Immature, small and green (fruit); immature and soft (wood) Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Moto | Unripe, not mature. Unripe, green (fruit & vegetables) (Mnr) | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | M/moto/ | Green, unripe, virgin | (Hwd) |
| Sikaiana | Moto | To be unripe, of fruit | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Moto | Hard or unfermented breadfruit put in a pit of mahi | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Moto | (Of fruit) Immature, green, unripe | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Mooto/iake | Be a virgin | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Moto | Unripe, still maturing, of fruit etc. | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Moto/moto | Freshly mature [ex. coconut]; virgin (girl or boy) | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Moto | (of fruit and vegetables) Green, unripe | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Moto | Flower-bud; to bud | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Moto/moto | (Of fruit) not quite ripe | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Moto | Green, unripe | (Jsn) |
| West Futuna | Moto | Green, bitter, unripe | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Moto | Vert, pas mûr | (Hmn) |
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