Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/moana

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

Noun

*moana

ocean (sea beyond the reef)

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: moana
    - Mangarevan: moana
    - North Marquesan: moana
    - South Marquesan: moana
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: moana
    - Rakahanga-Manihiki: moana
    - Rapa: muana
    - Rarotongan: moana
    - Tahitian: moana
    - Tuamotuan: moana
  - Rapa Nui: moana
- Samoic-Outlier:
  - Ellicean
    - Kapingamarangi: moana
    - Nuguria: moana
    - Nukumanu: moana
    - Nukuoro: moana
    - Pileni: moana
    - Sikaiana: moana
    - Takuu: moana
    - Tuvaluan: moana
  - Futunic:
    - Anuta: moana
    - East Futuna: moana
    - Emae: moana
    - Futuna-Aniwa: moana
    - Mele-Fila: muana
    - Pukapukan: moana
    - Tikopia: moana
    - West Uvean: moana
  - Samoic:
    - Niuatoputapu: moana
    - Samoan: moana
    - Tokelauan: moana
Tongic:
- Niuafo'ou: moana
- Niuean: moana
- Tongan: moana

References

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

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