matagi

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Noun

matagi

  1. wind

Verb

matagi

  1. to fart

References

  • “matagi” in Tohi Vagahau Niuē (Niuean Language Dictionary).

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Noun

matagi

  1. wind

Verb

matagi

  1. to blow; to be windy

References

  • George Pratt (1861) Samoan dictionary: English and Samoan and Samoan and English with a short grammar of the Samoan dialect, Matautu, Samoa: London Missionary Society Press

Tuvaluan

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Noun

matagi

  1. wind
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