Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/nifo

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

Etymology edit

From Proto-Central Pacific *nivo, from Proto-Oceanic *nipon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈni.fo/

Noun edit

*nifo

tooth

Descendants edit

Tongic:
- Tongan: nifo
- Niuean: nifo
Nuclear Polynesian:
- Futunic:
  - Anuta: nipo
- Ellicean:
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: nifo
    - Ellicean-Outlier:
      - Tuvaluan: nifo
      - Nukuoro: niho
    - Eastern Polynesian:
      - Rapa Nui: niho
      - Central-Eastern Polynesian
        Tahitic:
        Tahitian: niho
        
        Rarotongan: ni’o
        
        Maori: niho
        
        Marquesic:
        Hawaiian: niho