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*maS and

PAN maS and ⇫ ¶

Form.
Bunun	mas	and
CMP
Yamdena	ma	and
Selaru	ma	and
Atoni	ma	and
Rotinese	ma	and
Wetan	ma	and, but, or
SHWNG
Numfor	ma	and
Waropen	ma	and, so that
OC
Yapese	ma	conjunction: then, and, but
Kosraean	ma	associate --- and some others
Nukuoro	ma	and, and so, and thus, and then; with, including
Gilbertese	ma	conjunction: with, and, but
Nauruan	ma	and
Likum	ma	and
Titan	ma	and; with
Patpatar	ma	and
Tanga	ma	and, conjunction; sometimes expressed as ‘m’; always used as a substantival connective, never used between verbs
Mbula	ma	and (simultaneity or close temporal sequence, often causal, links predications that are components of a single complex event, cosubordinate nexus)
Kaulong	ma	and
Sengseng	ma	and
Yabem	ma	and
Wampar	ma	and
Toqabaqita	ma	coordinator: and (conjoins phrases, clauses and sentences); also used when there is contrast, unexpectedness between two states of affairs
Bugotu	ma	conjunction: and; the vowel of shifts in agreement with the first vowel of the following word; viz. ,,, . The form is often preferred when the following vowel is other than .
Lau	ma	and
Kwaio	ma	and, but
Nggela	ma	and, but; but the vowel changes, agreeing with that of the word following, , , etc.
Lengo	ma	and
Talise	ma	and
Bunama	ma	and; with
Arosi	ma	and, but; the vowel changes
Tawala	ma	conjunction: and, with, but, also
Rennellese	ma	comitative preposition: with, and, for, in behalf of
Rotuman	ma	and
Samoan	ma	and
Futunan	mā	and; etc. (in counting)
Leviamp	m̋a	and; with
	m̈a	and
Southeast Ambrym	ma	then, next, in that case
Makatea	ma	and
	mare	and
Niue	ma	conjunction: and (with numerals)
Nêlêmwa	ma	coordination and inclusive-comitative: and, with, in the company of
Tongan	mā	conjunction: and (only with numerals)
Rarotongan	ma	conjunction: and: used to connect persons or numerals, and in many instances, place or thing
Maori	mā	conjunction: and; used to connect numerals, to connect points of the compass, to express dual relationship caused by marriage of persons belonging to different generations, as in the case of a father and son marrying sisters
Toak	ma	and
Proto-Micronesian	ma	and; with
Tolai	ma	and, but; with
Toak	e	and
Wuvulu	ma	and

Reconstructions

PAN

maS

and

Note

Given the restricted functions of this form in various attested language it is likely that PAn and some later proto-languages had more than one conjunction translatable as ‘and’.