Reconstruction Level: NP - Nuclear Polynesian
| Reconstruction | Description |
|---|---|
| MALA-TEA | Fish sp., (Cheilinus undulatus) (Hpr) |
| MA-LILI.1 | Unripe or withered fruit; to fall (of such) |
| MALUU.B | Cooked |
| MAMA.5 | Yawn, open mouth: *(faka-)mama |
| MAMAE.1 | Pain, be in pain |
| MANA-QAKI | Exercise mana; endow with mana |
| MANENE | Wanderer or exile |
| MA-NIA.2 | Smooth, slippery |
| MANINO.* | Calm (of water) |
| MANU.1B | Name of a star or constellation |
| MANU.1C | Kite |
| MANU-MANU | Insect |
| MA-QAFU.1 | Steam, steamy; odour (of cooking food) |
| MA-QEWA | Move freely: *ma(a)-(q)ewa |
| MAQI-KAO | Finger, toe: *ma(q)i-kao |
| MAQI-KUKU | Nail (of finger or toe), claw, hoof: *ma(q)i-kuku |
| MASAGA.2 | Noose, snare |
| MASALO.B | Be astonished at, admire |
| MA-SUE | Rooted up |
| MATA-LUA | Fish sp |
| MATI-KAO | Finger, toe |
| MATI-KUKU | Nail (of finger or toe), claw, hoof |
| MA-TOU.A | First person exclusive plural preposed subject pronoun |
| ME.1B | As if, as it were; like |
| MEA.1B | Gills, of fish |
| MELE.2 | A star (Venus or Antares) |
| MIGOI. | Twist: *migo(q)i |
| MILO.2B | Current in water, whirlpool |
| MITA | Proud; to boast |
| MOA.3 | Notched ornamentation at end of canoe |
| MOA.4B | Whipping or spinning top |
| MOAGA | Fish sp.; Goatfish (Parupeneus sp.) (Hpr) |
| MOI.2 | A fish: *mo(q)i |
| MOKO.1C | Fish sp. |
| MOKU | Little |
| MOOLII | Oil, lamp |
| MUI | Assemble, gather round, swarm over, cluster |
| MUKA.1B | Immature coconut: *muk(a,o)(muk(a,o)) |
| MUSU.1B | Sullen, reluctant, discontented |
| MUU.3A | Be silent, dumb, mute |
| MUU.3B | Unsociable |
| MUU-FEKE | Squid, cuttlefish |
| NA.2 | Possessive particle (dominant possession): *na(a) |
| NAA.1 | Demonstrative particle: that, there, near addressee |
| NANA.3 | Aggressive |
| NANEA | Sufficient |
| NANU.B | Grumble, mutter discontentedly, complain |
| NAPAQA | Misfortune, bad luck |
| NAPE.A | Hitch, tuck, catch |
| NATI | Draw tight, tie |
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