Protoform: TUUMATATEGA [CE] Mourning; feel sad, grieve

Description: Mourning; feel sad, grieve
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Kuumaakena Lament, bewail, mourn loudly for the dead, grieve (Pki)
Mangareva Tumatatega Défiance; crainte d'être trompé; satiété Problematic (Rch)
Marquesas Tumatatea Étonné, fort surpris; dégoûtant Problematic (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Tuumatatenga Apprehensive, sulky, overcome with grief (Wms)
Penrhyn Tuumatetenga Mourn, be sorrowful (Sta)
Rarotongan Tuumatetenga Sad, miserable, disappointed, anxious; distress, anxiety, personal problem (Bse)
Tahitian Tumatatea. Tuumataatea (Aca). To stand off at a distance, giving no help, only looking, while others are struggling with work, or some difficulty. Se tenir à l'écart (Jsn). Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dvs)
Tahitian Tumata To look at two persons fighting, without making any attempt to part them. Regarder sans s'opposer (Jsn). Problematic (Dvs)

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