| OC | ||
| Hawaiian | moku | island; to be cut, severed |
| Manam | motu | island |
| Takuu | motu | (of a cord) severed, cut short, cut off; |
| Numbami | motu | reef |
| Sa'a | hau mou | an isolated rock |
| malau mou | an islet | |
| mou | be broken off | |
| Motu | motu-motu | island; detached portion of reef |
| Pileni | motu | island |
| Rennellese | motu | to break, sever |
| motu hatu | reef rock island ( = ‘stone’) | |
| Rotuman | mofu | rock in the sea |
| Mota | vanua mwot | island (lit. ‘land broken off’) |
| Samoan | motu | island; severed |
| Fijian | -motu | small detached reef |
| Niue | motu | island |
| Lenakel | tən-murh | island (tən = ‘earth, land’) |
| Tongan | motu | island; break, become separated |
| Maori | motu | island |