fafine

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East Futuna

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun

fafine

  1. woman

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine, from Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.

Noun

fafine

  1. woman

Adjective

fafine

  1. female

Antonyms

Saposa

Noun

fafine

  1. sibling of the opposite sex

Further reading

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
  • Ellen Louise Smith, A grammar of Papapana (2015) (in notes)

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine. Cognates include Tuvaluan fafine and Samoan fafine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: fa‧fi‧ne

Noun

fafine

  1. female, woman

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 57

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Pronunciation

Noun

fafine

  1. woman

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun

fafine

  1. woman

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun

fafine

  1. woman