Wiktionary

fafine

East Futuna edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun edit

fafine

  1. woman

Samoan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine, from Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.

Noun edit

fafine

  1. woman

Adjective edit

fafine

  1. female

Antonyms edit

Saposa edit

Noun edit

fafine

  1. sibling of the opposite sex

Further reading edit

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
  • Ellen Louise Smith, A grammar of Papapana (2015) (in notes)

Tokelauan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine. Cognates include Tuvaluan fafine and Samoan fafine.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ha.ˈɸi.ne]
  • Hyphenation: fa‧fi‧ne

Noun edit

fafine

  1. female, woman

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 57

Tongan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

fafine

  1. woman

Tuvaluan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun edit

fafine

  1. woman

Wallisian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun edit

fafine

  1. woman
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