Protoform: SUQA-MALIE [PN] Sweet

Description: Sweet
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*0 << PN *suqa.c "taste", *malie "sweet, delicious"
*0 >> NP *suumaalie "good, pleasing"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Suʔa malie Liquide sucré (Mfr)
East Uvea Huʔamalie Doux, delicat (Btn)
Niue Humelie To taste sweet. Sweet; an affectionate term of address to a child (McE). (Sph)
Samoan Suamalie Sweet (Prt)
Tokelau Huamalie Sweetness (Sma)
Tongan Huʔamelie Sweet-juiced; sweet (to the taste) (Cwd)
Tuvalu Huamalie Sweet (of a liquid) (Rby)

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