Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qaitu

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Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *qanitu, from Proto-Oceanic *qanitu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Pronunciation

Noun

*qaitu

  1. ghost (spirit of the dead)

Descendants

  • Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
        • North Marquesan: aitu
        • South Marquesan: aitu
      • Tahitic:
    • Western Polynesian:
  • Tongic:
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