Reconstruction:Proto-Nuclear Polynesian/afa

This Proto-Nuclear 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-Nuclear Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *ava, from Proto-Oceanic *apa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.fa/

Pronoun

*afa

1. what (interrogative)

Descendants

• Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  • Hawaiian: aha
  • Maori: aha
  • Rapa Nui: aha
  • Tahitian: aha