Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/laŋi

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

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ŋi/

Noun

*laŋi

1. sky

Descendants

• Tongic
  • Niuean: lagi
  • Tongan: langi
• Nuclear Polynesian
  • Samoic–Outlier
    • Ellicean
      • Sikaiana: lani
      • Takuu: rani
      • Tuvaluan: lagi
    • Futunic
      • Anuta: rangi
      • East Futuna: lagi
      • Futuna-Aniwa: ragi
    • Samoic
      • Samoan: lagi
      • Tokelauan: lagi
  • Eastern Polynesian
    • Marquesic
      • Hawaiian: lani
        • ⇒ Hawaiian: Lani
          • → English: Lani
      • Mangarevan: ragi
      • North Marquesan: ʻaki
      • South Marquesan: ʻani
    • Tahitic
      • Maori: rangi
      • Rarotongan: rangi
      • Tahitian: raʻi
    • Rapa Nui: ragi, rangi