Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/laŋi

This Proto-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈla.ŋi/

Noun

*laŋi

sky

Descendants

Niuean: langi
Nuclear Polynesian:
- East Futuna: lagi
- Eastern Polynesian:
  - Hawaiian: lani
    - ⇒ Hawaiian: Lani
      - → English: Lani
  - Mangarevan: rangi
  - Maori: rangi
  - North Marquesan: ʻaki
  - Rapa Nui: rangi
  - Rarotongan: rangi
  - South Marquesan: ʻani
  - Tahitian: raʻi
- Samoan: lagi
- Sikaiana: lani
- Takuu: rani
- Tokelauan: langi
- Tuvaluan: langu
Tongan: langi