Protoform: MULIFAA [PN] Name of a constellation and a lunar month: *mu(l,n)ifa(a)
| Description: | Name of a constellation and a lunar month: *mu(l,n)ifa(a) |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *8 With the EFU description of the constellation, compare Tuvalu kete fakamuli faa 'basket with four corners' (Rby). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Munifa | Nom d'une constellation servant à désigner la septième lune futunienne (octobre). Elle est figurée par quetre étoiles qui, par leur position, ressemblent assez à la croix du sud. Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Mangaia | Muriaʔa | The month of April to May (obs) | (Sta) |
| Mangareva | Muri/muriaʔa | Mois dans le calendrier mangarévien; fourth month (Buck) | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Miria | A month name marked by the star Tautoru (Buck 1932) | (Jmr) |
| Penrhyn | Muriaha | The ninth month in the pre-Christian calendar (Buck) | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Muri-aa | An ancient festival: a lunar month of the year | (Sve) |
| Samoan | Mulifaa | The name of a month, August-September | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Mulifaa | The third traditional month of a Tokelau year, corresponding to late February - early March | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Munifa | A month-name: December-January (Collocott 1922) | (Jmr) |
| Tuamotu | Muriaha | The name of the third or fifth (or twelfth) month of the year | (Stn) |
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