mata moe area in front of house, forecourt

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	matamoe
Morphology	mata ‘opening’ + moe ‘house’

• • area in front of house, forecourt

  (Part of) Synonym (for)

  mevele

  • • Example 1570:
      

      ne mata moe 'none

      in my forecourt

Related entries

• See also:
  • moe house: tradit. wooden construction with bamboo wallings and sago thatch / structure or place analogous to a house, in its shape or its function