See mate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"3": "*mate"
},
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"name": "inh"
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"2": "poz-oce-pro",
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"3": "*(m-)atay"
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"3": "*(m-)aCay"
},
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}
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{
"form": "mamate",
"tags": [
"plural"
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}
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"word": "fa'amate"
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{
"word": "tamate"
}
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"to die"
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"word": "tamate"
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"Samoan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
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"Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
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"(intransitive, polite, of animals, plants, fire, etc.) to die"
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}
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