Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/walu

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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

**Proto-Polynesian cardinal numbers**
< 7	8	9 >
Cardinal : *walu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwa.lu/

Numeral

*walu

eight

Descendants

Niuean: valu
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *walu
- Anuta: varu
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *waru
  - Hawaiian: walu
  - Maori: waru
  - Rapa Nui: varu
  - Rarotongan: varu
  - South Marquesan: vaʻu
  - Tahitian: vaʻu
    - → Rapa Nui: va'u
- Samoan: valu
- Tuvaluan: valu
Tongan: valu

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