Reconstruction:Proto-Nuclear Polynesian/ae

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 This Proto-Nuclear 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-Nuclear Polynesian

Particle

*a(a)e[1]

  1. yes; affirmative; agreed

Descendants

  • Marquesas: ʻaʻe
  • Hawaiian: ʻae
  • Tahitian: ʻae
  • Niuean: ae
  • Rapa Nui: ae
  • Pileni: ae
  • Marquesas: ae
  • Maori: āe
  • Rarotongan: āe
  • Tuvaluan: āē

References

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