Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/niu
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Proto-Polynesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Central Pacific *niu, from Proto-Oceanic *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*niu
Descendants[edit]
- Nuclear Polynesian:
- Eastern Polynesian:
- Western Polynesian:
- Tongic:
References[edit]
- Tyron, Darell (1994) “Oceanic plant names”, in A.K. Pawley and M.D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change, Caberra, Australia: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 490-1
Categories:
- Proto-Polynesian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Proto-Polynesian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Proto-Polynesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Proto-Polynesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Proto-Polynesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Polynesian lemmas
- Proto-Polynesian nouns