Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fafine

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa.ˈfi.ne/

Noun

*fafine[1]

woman

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: wahine
      - → English: wahine (with Maori wahine)
    - Mangarevan: veine
    - North Marquesan: vehine
    - South Marquesan: vehine
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: wahine
      - → English: wahine (with Hawaiian wahine)
    - Rarotongan: va'ine
    - Tahitian: vahine
      - → English: vahine
      - → French: vahiné
      - → Rapa Nui: vahine
    - Tuamotuan: va'ine
  - Rapa Nui: hāhine (“near”)
- Samoic-Outlier
  - Ellicean
    - Kapingamarangi: ahina
    - Nukuoro: hahine
    - Ontong Java: hine
    - Pileni: hahine
    - Sikaiana: hahine
    - Takuu: ffine
    - Tuvaluan: fafine
  - Futunic
    - Anuta: papine
    - East Futuna: fafine
    - Rennellese: hahine
    - Wallisian: fafine
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: fafine
    - Tokelauan: fafine
Tongic
- Niuean: fifine
- Tongan: fefine, fafine; fehuhu (“mother”)

Notes

Alternatively, split into fafine (Samoic-Outlier and Tongic) and wahine (Eastern Polynesian).[2]

References

Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “FAFINE”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “WAHINE”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎

[1] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “FAFINE”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎

[2] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “WAHINE”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎