Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/puaka

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pu.ˈa.ka/

Noun

*puaka

pig, hog

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: puaʻa
    - South Marquesan: puaka
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: poaka
    - Rarotongan: puaka
    - Tahitian: puaʻa
  - Rapa Nui: puaka
- Samoic-Outlier
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: pua'a
      - → Tokelauan: puā
    - Tokelauan: puaka
Tongic
- Niuean: puaka
- Tongan: puaka