fafine

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East Futuna[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun[edit]

fafine

  1. woman

Samoan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine, from Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.

Noun[edit]

fafine

  1. woman

Adjective[edit]

fafine

  1. female

Antonyms[edit]

Saposa[edit]

Noun[edit]

fafine

  1. sibling of the opposite sex

Further reading[edit]

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
  • Ellen Louise Smith, A grammar of Papapana (2015) (in notes)

Tokelauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine. Cognates include Tuvaluan fafine and Samoan fafine.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ha.ˈɸi.ne]
  • Hyphenation: fa‧fi‧ne

Noun[edit]

fafine

  1. female, woman

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 57

Tongan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fafine

  1. woman

Tuvaluan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun[edit]

fafine

  1. woman

Wallisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun[edit]

fafine

  1. woman
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