Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/inu

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

Alternative forms

*unu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *inum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.nu/

Verb

*inu (stem *inum-)

(transitive, intransitive) to drink

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *inu
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *inu
  - Central–Eastern Polynesian:
    - Marquesic:
      - Hawaiian: inu
    - Tahitic:
      - Maori: inu
      - Tahitian: inu
  - Samoic-Outlier:
    - Ellicean:
      - Tuvaluan: inu
    - Futunic:
      - East Futuna: inu
    - Samoic:
      - Samoan: inu
      - Tokelauan: inu
Tongic:
- Tongan: inu
- Niuean: inu

References

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

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