mateanga
Uneapa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *mate-an (compare Mota matea) or *mate-aŋa (compare Niuean mateaga), from *mate (“to die”) + *-an, *-aŋa (“nominalizing suffix”). Equivalent to mate (“to die”) + -anga (“nominalizing suffix”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mateanga
Further reading edit
- J.W. Love and Adrienne Kaeppler, The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Australia and the Pacific Islands (2017)