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Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/
tuna
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This Proto-Oceanic 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.
Contents
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Proto-Oceanic
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Descendants
1.4
Further reading
Proto-Oceanic
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Etymology
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From
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*tuna
, from
Proto-Austronesian
*tuNa
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/tuna/
Noun
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*tuna
freshwater
eel
Descendants
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Admiralty Islands:
Manus Islands:
Gele':
drun
Kurti:
drun
Mondropolon:
cun
Southeastern Islands:
Lenkau:
trun
Penchal:
run
Central-Eastern Oceanic:
Central Pacific:
Fijian:
duna
Proto-Polynesian:
*tuna
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
Marquesic:
Hawaiian:
kuna
Mangarevan:
tuna
Tahitic:
Maori:
tuna
Rarotongan:
tuna
Rapa:
tuna
Tahitian:
tuna
Tuamotuan:
tuna
Western Polynesian:
Ellicean-Outlier:
Nuguria:
tuna
Nukuoro:
tuna
Pileni:
tuna
Takuu:
tuna
Tuvaluan:
tuna
Futunic:
Anuta:
tuna
East Futuna:
tuna
Futuna-Aniwa:
tuna
Pukapukan:
tuna
Tikopia:
tuna
Samoic:
Niuatoputapu:
tuna
Samoan:
tuna
Tongic:
Niuean:
tuna
Tongan:
tuna
Rotuman:
funa
Western Fijian:
tuna
Micronesian: *tuna
Kosraean:
ton
→
Marshallese:
toṇ
Western Oceanic:
North New Guinea:
Ngero–Vitiaz
Gitua:
tuna
Mbula:
tuunu
Schouten:
Kairiru:
tun
Wogeo:
tuña
Papuan Tip:
Wedau:
tuna
Further reading
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Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *tuNa