Protoform: MOTU.A [OC] Severed, cut, broken in pieces
| Description: | Severed, cut, broken in pieces |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *ma-utus, *motus "become/be broken off, severed" (LPO I:247). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Motu | Cut, break. To split, to part (Fbg). | (Yen) |
| Anuta | Motu/motu | To cut up or split | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Motu | Severed | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Motu(motu) | Etre cassé, rompu, détaché, déchiré | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Motu | To cut a rope or string | (Fts) |
| Emae | Motu | Be severed, broken | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Moku | Be cut, severed, amputated etc. | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Motu | Be severed, cut off, broken | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Motu | Break, sever | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Modu | Ended; separated (e.g. a string) | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Moku | Be severed | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Moku/moku | Snap, separate | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Motu | Be severed. Couper (ficelles); couper un morceau de viande assez très gros (ne se dit pas pour couper un petit morceau); paquet de nourriture qu'on partage; petit espace de terre non travaillée | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Mo/motu | Couper; briser en morceaux | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Te/motu/motu | Sans interruption, sans intervention | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Motu/motu | Firewood. Cut off, broken off (Sve). | (Bck) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Motu/kia | Separated, severed | (Sve) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Motu | Broken, as a rope etc. | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | Motu | Cassé rompu, coupé, déchiré. Couper, rompre, déchirer, casser, interrompre (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Ka/motu (MQS) | Couper par morceaux | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Mótu | To cut off, or break; to cease | (Crk) |
| Moriori | Motu | Cut off, (string) break | (Shd) |
| Mota | Mwot | Cut, short | (Cdn) |
| Motu | Motu | To break as a string | (Lst) |
| New Zealand Maori | Motu | Severed | (Bgs) |
| New Zealand Maori | Momotu | sever, separate | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Motu-hia | Severed, separated, broken off, cut (as a rope), gashed, wounded | (Wms) |
| Niue | Motu | To be wounded, injured; to be cut or severed (as an injury) | (Sph) |
| Niue | Motu-hia | Cut off, terminated, stopped . Stop producing (of fruit trees, etc) | (McE) |
| Nuguria | M/motu (sg.obj.), motu/motu (pl.obj.) | To break (a rope) | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Motu | Shortened, severed | (Fbg) |
| Nukumanu | Motu/motu | Divided; broken | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Modu | Cut off | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Motu | Be severed, snap; be cut, wounded | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Mo(mo)tu(motu) | Break off, sever | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Motu-kia | v.i., sever, cut open, gashed; stop (of rain) | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | Momotu-ʔia | Sever, break (e.g. a cord, wire, ribbon) | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | Mootua | Alternative form of momotuhia | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Motu | Break, sever, as a string | (Ebt) |
| Saʔa | Mou | Broken off | (Ivs) |
| Samoan | Motu | Severed | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Motu | Be severed | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Motu | Déchiré, coupé | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Motu | (of cord) Severed, cut short, cut off, broken; (of rain, wind, storm) die down, abate | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Motu | Severed | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Motu | Be broken, break (of long things such as a stick or rope, also of connection, agreement, etc.); paid off (of accounts) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Motu | To be severed, become separated | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Motu | Severed | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Motu | To cut, break (of string), be separated | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mot | Short | (Ray) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Motu | Be cut, be stopped | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Motu/motu | Broken | (Ebt) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Motu/ia | Cut | (Ray) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mot(u)/ia | Cut, stop | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Motu | Be broken, cut, severed | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Motu-sia | Couper, fendre en deux, séparer; déchirer | (Hmn) |
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