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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *a-popo from Proto-Oceanic *qa-boŋi-boŋi (cognates with Rapa Nui āpō, Maori āpōpō, Tahitian apopo and Tongan apō)[1] affixing *boŋi-boŋi (“early morning”) (cognates with Samoan pogipogi (“dawn, dusk, twilight”) and Tongan pongipongi (“morning”))[2] reduplicate of *boŋi thus doublet of pō – see there for more details.[3]
Pronunciation
Noun
ʻapōpō
- tomorrow
References
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 329-30
- ^ Ibid. pages 310-1.
- ^ Ibid. pages 305-7.