matagi

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Niuean

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Noun

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matagi

  1. wind

Verb

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matagi

  1. to fart

References

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

Samoan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Noun

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matagi

  1. wind

Verb

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matagi

  1. to blow; to be windy

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Noun

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matagi

  1. wind