Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/afaa

This Proto-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *avaa, from Proto-Oceanic *apaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ˈfaː/

Noun

*afaa[1]

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: āwhā
    - Tuamotuan: āfā
- Samoic-Outlier:
  - Ellicean:
    - Sikaiana: ahaa
    - Tuvaluan: afaa
  - Futunic:
    - Anuta: apaa
    - East Futuna: afā
    - Emae: afaa
    - Futuna-Aniwa: afa
    - Tikopia: afaa
    - West Uvean: afaa
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: afā
    - Tokelauan: afā
Tongic:
- Niuean: afā
- Tongan: afā

References

Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “AFAA”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

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[1] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “AFAA”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online