Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/maʀi

This Proto-Malayo-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-Malayo-Polynesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʀi/, /mari/

Verb

*maʀi

1. (intransitive) to come (to move from further away to nearer to)

Descendants

• Chamorro: maila'
• Fijian: mai
• Hawaiian: mai
• Bikol Central: mari
• Indonesian: mari
• Javanese: ꦩꦫꦶ (mari)
• Kedah Malay: mai
• Malay: mari / ماري
• Maori: mai (“hither”) (possibly)
• Rapa Nui: mai (“from”) (possibly)
• Tahitian: haere mai