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koromatua

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Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kolomatuqa (compare with Tahitian ʻorometua, Samoan loʻomatua)[1] from Proto-Polynesian *kaumatuqa[2] related to Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, analyzed as koro +‎ mātua. Doublet of kaumātua.

Noun

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koromatua

  1. chief, mayor
  2. thumb

References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 137
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kolo-matua”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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