< Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic
Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/ane
Proto-Oceanic
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ne/
Noun
*ane
- insect of order Isoptera: termite, white ant
Descendants
- Admiralty Islands:
- Leipon: an
- Loniu: an
- Pak-Tong: an
- Central-Eastern Oceanic:
- Central Pacific:
- Fijian: yane
- Polynesian: *ane
- Eastern Polynesian:
- Hawaiian: ane
- Rarotongan: ane
- Western Polynesian:
- Samoan: ane
- Tikopia: ane
- Tokelauan: ane
- Tuvaluan: ane
- Eastern Polynesian:
- Southeast Solomonic:
- Arosi: ane
- Bughotu: ane
- Gela: ane
- Central Pacific:
- St. Matthias Islands:
- Mussau-Emira: ane
Further reading
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *aNay