Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fai

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 *vai, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.

Noun

*fai

ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: hailepo, hīhīmanu
    - Mangarevan: ʻai
    - North Marquesan: hai
    - South Marquesan: fai
  - Rapa Nui: rahai
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: whai
    - Rakahanga-Manihiki: fai
    - Tahitian: fai
    - Tuamotuan: fai, hai
- Western Polynesian:
  - Ellicean–Outlier:
    - Kapingamarangi: hai
    - Nuguria: hai
    - Pileni: fai, hai
    - Takuu: fai, hai
    - Tuvaluan: fai
  - Futunic:
    - Anuta: pai
    - East Futuna: fai
    - Futuna-Aniwa: fai
    - Mele-Fila: fai
    - Pukapukan: wai
    - West Uvean: fai
  - Samoic:
    - Niuatoputapu: fai
    - Samoan: fai
    - Tokelauan: fai
Tongic:
- Tongan: fai

References

Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, page 922.

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