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Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qaitu

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 *qanitu, from Proto-Oceanic *qanitu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaitu/

Noun

*qaitu

  1. ghost (spirit of the dead)

Descendants

  • Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
        • North Marquesan: aitu
        • South Marquesan: aitu
      • Tahitic:
    • Western Polynesian:
      • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Futunic:
        • Pukapukan: aitu
        • Futuna-Aniwa: fegaitua
      • Samoic:
  • Tongic:
    • Niuafo'ou: aitu
    • Niuean: aitu
    • Tongan: ʻeitumatupuʻa
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