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Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/i

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Preposition

*i[1]

  1. in, on, at
  2. during, on

Descendants
  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *i
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *i
      • Central-Eastern Polynesian
        • Marquesic
          • Hawaiian: i
          • Mangarevan: i
        • Tahitic
          • Maori: i
          • Penrhyn: i
          • Rakahanga-Manihiki: i
          • Rarotongan: i
          • Tahitian: i
          • Tuamotuan: i
      • Rapa Nui: i
    • Samoic-Outlier
      • Ellicean
        • Kapingamarangi: i
        • Nukuoro: i
        • Ontong Java: i
        • Sikaiana: i
        • Turkana: i
      • Futunic
        • East Futuna: i
        • Futuna-Aniwa: i
        • Pukapukan: i
        • Rennellese: i
        • Tikopia: i
        • Wallisian: ʻid
        • West Uvean: i
      • Samoan: i
      • Tokelauan: i
  • Tongic
    • Niuean: i
    • Tongan: i

References
  1. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “I (2)”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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