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Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/maui

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-Oceanic *mawiʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)wiʀi, a prefixed form of *wiʀi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.u.ˈi(ː)/

Adjective

*maui[1]

  1. left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)

Descendants
  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
        • North Marquesan: mauʻi
        • South Marquesan: mauʻi
      • Rapa Nui: maui
      • Tahitic:
        • Maori: mauī
        • Rakahanga-Manihiki: maui
        • Rarotongan:
          Aitutaki: mauī
        • Tuamotuan: māui
    • Samoic-Outlier
      • Samoic

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

Further reading
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