Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tapa

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tapa. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tapa, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tapa in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tapa you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tapa will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tapa, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
 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): /ˈta.pa/

Noun

*tapa

  1. edge; boundary
  2. (by extension) tapa (bordered cloth)

Descendants

  • Niuean: hiapo
  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Samoan: siapo
  • Tongan: hiapo, tapa

References

  • Entry tapa.1 “bark cloth”, Polynesian Lexicon Online (Pollex).
  • Entry tapa.3 “edge, margin”, Polynesian Lexicon Online (Pollex).
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia