Protoform: PAATA [PN] Loud-mouthed, boastful: *pa(a)ta(pa(a)ta)(i)
| Description: | Loud-mouthed, boastful: *pa(a)ta(pa(a)ta)(i) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *8 Note: MAO reflects the transitivising suffix *`i. |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Paatapaata | Impertinent, malhonnête, malin, audacieux, grossier | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Paatai(tai) | Provoke, challenge, jeer, mock; question, inquire | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Patapata/i | Freq. of above | (Wms) |
| Samoan | Paata | Blustering, bullying (when help is near) | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Paatapata | Redupl. of above | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Gutu patapata | Said of one who gossips a lot | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Paatapata | Have a lot to say; keep on expressing one's opinion; be jubilant | (Cwd) |
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