The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Value mama

Language:
Tongan
Parameter:
to chew: especially kava (in former times), or candlenuts preparatory to using them as soap, or food which, after being chewed, is to be fed to a baby; food which has been chewed in this way [a1a44ca7b849c1b1389ba2321a957620]
References
Churchward 1959