True Motu Dictionary

💬 Verb and noun meaning "to die" or "death". As verb: "e mase" (he/she died, 366×), "baine mase" (will die, 118×), "bae mase" (they will die, 76×). Forms compound verbs: "aladia mase" (killed them, 267×), "alaia mase" (killed him, 256×). As noun: "mase taudia" (dead people, 121×), "mase tauna" (dead person, 76×), "mase gabuna" (place of death, 47×), "mase amo" (from death, 63×). Common in genealogies with succession formula: "X e mase, bena Y e lohia" (X died, then Y reigned).

💬 Plural form of "maraḡi" (small). Modifies plural nouns: "hanua maraḡidia" (small towns/villages, 71×), "hatai-hatai ḡaudia maraḡidia" (small stringed instruments/harps), "natudia maraḡidia" (their little children, 8×). Often paired with "badadia" (large ones) for contrast: "badadia bona maraḡidia" (large and small). Can refer to children: "natumui maraḡidia" (your little ones). Shows Motu plural marking pattern where "-dia" suffix indicates plural adjective agreeing with plural noun.