Protoform: TAMAKI.1 [PN] Unpleasant or unfortunate; unfortunate circumstance: *ta(a)maki

Description: Unpleasant or unfortunate; unfortunate circumstance: *ta(a)maki
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *maki "sickness, illness; sore".

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Tamaki That which is difficult through lack of resources (Bgs)
East Uvea Taamaki Désagréable, ennuyeux, facheux, pénible (Rch)
East Uvea Tamaki Maladie des yeux, conjonctivite, toute affection inflammatoire des yeux (Rch)
Easter Island Tamaʔi War Borrowed (Wbr)
Luangiua Kamaʔi To fight, dispute (Smd)
Mangareva Temeki Sudden, unpleasant death. Mort imprévue (Rch). (Jnu)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Tamaki To fight (Krk)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Kai/tamaki Cause trouble (Osn)
Marquesas Tamai Querelle, dispute (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Tamaki Ominous; an omen (Wms)
Niue Tamaki Accident; accidentally Uncertain Semantic Connection (McE)
Niue Fe/tamaki To nearly happen, to have a narrow escape Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
Penrhyn Tamaki Fight, quarrel, argue, war (Sta)
Pukapuka Tamaki Fight (Sby)
Rapa Tamaki War. To war, the war (Grn) (Sks)
Rarotongan Tamaki War, quarrel, dispute (Sve)
Rotuman Tamaki Seriously ill; severe, dangerous (of illness) Uncertain Semantic Connection (Cwd)
Samoan Tamaʔi War, calamity ; bad news, message of ill tidings (Prt)
Samoan Taamaʔi Beat, abuse ; luck, good fortune (Prt)
Tahitian Tamaʔi Guerre, dispute; faire la guerre, se disputer, gronder (Lmt)
Tokelau Tamaki Of ebb tide, be not as low as expected Problematic (Sma)
Tongan Tamaki Offensive, obnoxious, irritating, very unpleasant (Cwd)
Tongan Taamaki Badly, unpleasantly, injuriously, imperfectly (Cwd)
Tuamotu Taamaki Fight, dispute v (Stn)
Tuvalu Taamaki Plan revenge (Rby)

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