Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fai

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Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *vai, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.

Noun

*fai

  1. ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Western Polynesian:
      • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Futunic:
        • Anuta: pai
        • East Futuna: fai
        • Futuna-Aniwa: fai
        • Mele-Fila: fai
        • Pukapukan: wai
        • West Uvean: fai
      • Samoic:
  • Tongic:

Further reading

References

  • Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, page 922
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