Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/manawa

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 *mañawa, from Proto-Oceanic *mañawa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /manawa/

Noun

*manawa

Verb

*manawa

to breathe

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: manawa
    - Mangarevan: manava
    - South Marquesan: menava
  - Rapa Nui: manava
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: manawa
    - Rakahanga-Manihiki: mānava
    - Rarotongan: manava
    - Tahitian: manava
    - Tuamotuan: manava
- Ellicean–Outlier:
  - Kapingamarangi: manawa
  - Nukumanu: manava
  - Nukuoro: manava
  - Pileni: maanava
  - Tuvaluan: maanava
- Futunic:
  - Anuta: maanava
  - Mele-Fila: maanava
  - East Futuna: manava, mānava
  - Futuna-Aniwa: manava
  - Pukapukan: manava, mānava
  - Tikopia: manava, maanava
- Samoic:
  - Samoan: manava, mānava
  - Tokelauan: manava, mānava
Tongic:
- Niuafo'ou: mānava
- Niuean: manava
- Tongan: manava, mānava

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