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Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fonu
Proto-Polynesian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Central-Pacific vonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fonu/
Noun
*fonu
- sea turtle
Descendants
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Marquesic:
- Hawaiian: honu
- Mangarevan: ’onu
- North Marquesan: honu
- Rapa Nui: honu
- Tahitic:
- Maori: honu
- Rakahanga-Manihiki: honu
- Rapa: ’onu
- Rarotongan: ’onu
- Tahitian: honu
- Tuamotuan: honu
- Marquesic:
- Western Polynesian:
- Ellicean–Outlier:
- Kapingamarangi: hono
- Nukuoro: honu, holu
- Pileni: honu, fonu
- Sikaiana: honu
- Tuvaluan: fonu
- Futunic:
- Anuta: ponu
- East Futuna: fonu
- Emae: fonu
- Futuna-Aniwa: fonu
- Mele-Fila: fonu
- Pukapukan: wonu
- Tikopia: fonu
- West Uvean: fonu
- Samoic:
- Niuatoputapu: fonu
- Tokelauan: fonu
- Ellicean–Outlier:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Tongic:
- Niuafo'ou: fonu
- Niuean: fonu
- Tokelauan: fonu
Etymology 2
From Proto-Central-Pacific vonu, from Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq.
Adjective
*fonu
- full (of a container)
Descendants
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Ellicean–Outlier:
- Kapingamarangi: honu
- Nukuoro: honu
- Sikaiana: ffonu
- Pileni: honu
- Tuvaluan: fonu
- Futunic:
- Emae: fonu
- Futuna-Aniwa: fonu
- Mele-Fila: fonu
- Pukapukan: wōwonu
- Takuu: fonu
- Tikopia: fonu
- Samoic:
- Tokelauan: fonu
- Ellicean–Outlier:
- Tongic:
- Niuean: māfonu
- Tongan: fonu