Rarotongan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *fale, from Proto-Central-Eastern Oceanic *vale, from Proto-Oceanic *pale, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay.

Noun edit

‘are

  1. house; building
    E ‘are rau tōna, kua pāruru‘ia ki te koro.
    He has a thatched house with wattled walls.

References edit

  • ‘are” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.