< Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian
Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/maui
Proto-Polynesian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *mawiʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)wiʀi, a prefixed form of *wiʀi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.u.ˈi(ː)/
Adjective
*maui[1]
- left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)
Descendants
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Marquesic:
- North Marquesan: mauʻi
- South Marquesan: mauʻi
- Rapa Nui: maui
- Tahitic:
- Maori: mauī
- Rakahanga-Manihiki: maui
- Rarotongan:
- Aitutaki: mauī
- Tuamotuan: māui
- Marquesic:
- Samoic-Outlier
- Samoic
- Tokelauan: maui
- Samoic
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
References
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “MAUII”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Further reading
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *wiRi