Pollex Reconstructed Protoforms
| Level | Reconstruction | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LUU-KAU.* | Edible greens: *lu(u)-kau | |
| MA-.1 | Stativising prefix: *ma(a)- | |
| MA-.2 | Prefix indicating the possibility of performing the action | |
| MA.3 | From | |
| MA.4 | And, with: *ma(a) | |
| MAA.1 | And (connecting units to preceding tens): *ma(a) | |
| MAA.2 | Fermented food | |
| MAA.3 | Ashamed, embarrassed | |
| MAA.4 | Go | |
| MAA.5A | First person dual exclusive preposed subject pronoun: *(ki)maa | |
| -MAA.5B | First person dual exclusive possessive suffix: *maa(ua) | |
| MAA.6 | Human concomitant pluraliser; and others | |
| MAA.7 | Surgeonfish sp. | |
| MAAFA | Satisfied, gratified | |
| MAAFAQI | A climbing or creeping plant sp, probably Luffa cylindrica | |
| MAAFE | Abated, grown indistinct, faded | |
| MAAFOA | A tree: *ma(a)fo(a,e) | |
| MAAFULU | Awake | |
| MAAFUU | Unenergetic, not passionate | |
| MAA-GALO.1 | To be (almost) out of sight | |
| MAAGALO.2 | Palatable, sweet; fresh (water) | |
| MAAGELE.1 | A tree (Trema sp.) | |
| MA-AGI | Be blown about by wind, float upwards/outwards | |
| MAA-HINA | To shine | |
| MAA-HUQI | Sprained, strained (of muscle, tendon), dislocated, separated | |
| MAAKAIORE | ?? | |
| MAA-KONA.1 | Satisfied after eating | |
| MAA-KONA.2 | Champion | |
| MAA-KUU | Damp: *ma(a)kuu | |
| MAA-LAGA.* | Arise, be caused | |
| MAA-LALI | Smooth, slippery | |
| MAALIE.A | Good, worthy of approval, propitious: *ma(a)lie | |
| MAALIE.B | Calm, gentle, peaceful, slow | |
| MAALIE.C | Exclamation of approval, esp. for song or dance: Bravo! Well done! | |
| MAALILI | A tree (Terminalia sp.) | |
| MAALOLO | Flying-fish spp. (Hpr) | |
| MAALOO.A | Strong, unyielding; victorious | |
| MAALOO.B | Stretched, taut, stiff, straight | |
| MAALOO.C | Fathom, length of outstretched arms | |
| MAALOOLOO.A | Healthy, well, strong | |
| MAALOOLOO.B | Rest, recover one's strength | |
| MAALOSI | Strong | |
| MAALUU.1A | Damp, moist, cool | |
| MAALUU.1B | Urinate, defecate | |
| MAALUU.2 | Calm, gentle, mild (of weather or persons) | |
| MAAMAA.* | Chew | |
| MAANAWA.1 | Breath, breathe | |
| MAANAWA.2 | Shore tree species | |
| MAANIANIA | Disturbance, noise | |
| MAANIFI | A fish, Sweeper (Pempheris sp.) |
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