Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/niu

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 *niu, from Proto-Oceanic *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.u/

Noun

*niu

1. coconut

Descendants

• Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: niu
      • Mangarevan: niu
      • South Marquesan: niu
    • Rapa Nui: niu
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: niu (“divining stick”)
      • Rakahanga-Manihiki: niu
      • Rarotongan: nū, niu (dialectal)
      • Tahitian: niu (archaic)
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Kapingamarangi: niu
      • Nukumanu: niu
      • Sikaiana: niu
      • Tuvaluan: niu
    • Futunic:
      • Anuta: niu
      • East Futuna: niu
      • Futuna-Aniwa: niu
      • Tikopia: niu
    • Samoic:
      • Pukapukan: niu
      • Samoan: niu
      • Tokelauan: niu
• Tongic:
  • Niuafo'ou: niu
  • Niuean: niu
  • Tongan: niu

References

• Tyron, Darell (1994) “Oceanic plant names”, in A.K. Pawley and M.D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change, Caberra, Australia: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 490-1