Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/kuli

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

Noun

*kuli

1. dog

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Maori: kurī
    • Tuamotuan: kuri, kurio
    • Hawaiian: ʻīlio
      • Hawaiian: lio (“horse”)
  • Rapa Nui: kurī (“cat”)
  • Samoan: ulī
  • Tokelauan: kulī
• Tongan: kulī
• → Aiwoo: kuli
• → Drehu: kuli