Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/ia

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 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈi.a/

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Central Pacific *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun edit

*ia^[1]

he, she

Descendants edit

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: ia
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: ia
  - Rapa Nui: ia
- Samoic-Outlier
  - Ellicean
    - Tuvaluan: ia
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: ia
    - Tokelauan: ia
Tongic
- Niuean: ia
- Tongan: ia

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ia.

Pronoun edit

*ia^[2]

this, that (previousely mentioned)

Descendants edit

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: ia
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: ia
Tongic
- Niuean: ia
- Tongan: ia

Etymology 3 edit

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Austronesian *qia.

Particle edit

*ia^[3]

Emphasises the preceding word.

Descendants edit

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: ia
- Samoic-Outlier
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: ia
    - Tokelauan: ia
Tongic
- Tongan: ia

Interjection edit

*ia^[4]

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Descendants edit

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: ia
- Samoic-Outlier
  - Ellicean
    - Tuvaluan: ia
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: ia
    - Tokelauan: ia

References edit

^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “IA (1)”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “IA (2)”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “IA (3)”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “IA (4)”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

[1] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “IA (1)”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

[2] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “IA (2)”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

[3] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “IA (3)”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

[4] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “IA (4)”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

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