Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/ia

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.a/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central Pacific *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

*ia

1. he, she

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic
      • Hawaiian: ia
    • Tahitic
      • Maori: ia
    • Rapa Nui: ia
  • Samoic-Outlier
    • Ellicean
      • Tuvaluan: ia
    • Samoic
      • Samoan: ia
      • Tokelauan: ia
• Tongic
  • Niuean: ia
  • Tongan: ia

Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ia.

Pronoun

*ia

1. this, that (previousely mentioned)

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic
      • Hawaiian: ia
    • Tahitic
      • Maori: ia
• Tongic
  • Niuean: ia
  • Tongan: ia

Etymology 3

From Proto-Oceanic , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian , from Proto-Austronesian *qia.

Particle

*ia

1. Emphasises the preceding word.

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Tahitic
      • Maori: ia
  • Samoic-Outlier
    • Samoic
      • Samoan: ia
      • Tokelauan: ia
• Tongic
  • Tongan: ia

Interjection

*ia

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Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Tahitic
      • Maori: ia
  • Samoic-Outlier
    • Ellicean
      • Tuvaluan: ia
    • Samoic
      • Samoan: ia
      • Tokelauan: ia

References