matangi

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Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

matangi

  1. wind
  2. breeze
    Kāore he matangi, koirā i tino kino ai te pārūrū.
    There was no breeze, and that's why the humidity was so bad.

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References[edit]

  • matangi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Pukapukan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Noun[edit]

matangi

  1. wind; breeze

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

matangi

  1. plural of tangi

Tongan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

matangi

  1. wind

References[edit]

  • Churchward, C. Maxwell (1959) Tongan dictionary: Tongan-English and English-Tongan, →OCLC, page 340

Tuamotuan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Noun[edit]

matangi

  1. wind