matomato

Maori edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ma.to.ma.to/, [mɐ.tɔ.mɐ.tɔ]

Adjective edit

matomato

lush, verdant

Noun edit

matomato

lushness

Verb edit

matomato

to be green (of foliage)
aesthetically pleasing

West Makian edit

Etymology edit

Reduplication of mato (“old”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ma.t̪o.ˈma.t̪o/

Noun edit

matomato

old man
old people, the elderly

References edit

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics

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