Appendix:Proto-Polynesian/fare

This entry contains Proto-Polynesian reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay (compare Indonesian and Malay balai and Fijian vale), from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈfa.re/

Noun

*fare

1. house

Descendants

• Hawaiian: hale
• Maori: whare
• Mangarevan: hare
• Niuean: fale
• Rapa Nui: hare
• Samoan: fale
• Tahitian: fare
• Tongan: fale