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Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/mona
Proto-Polynesian
Etymology
From Proto-Central Pacific *moña, from Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *məñak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mona/
Noun
*mona
- fat
Adjective
*mona
- fat
- tasty
Descendants
- Nuclear Polynesian:
- Eastern Polynesian:
- Marquesic:
- Hawaiian: mona, momona
- Mangarevan: momona
- North Marquesan: momona
- Rapa Nui: monamona
- Tahitic:
- Maori: mōmona
- Penrhyn: mona, momona, monamona
- Rakahanga-Manihiki: mone, monemone (Mangaian)
- Tahitian: mona, momona
- Tuamotuan: momona
- Marquesic:
- Western Polynesian:
- Ellicean–Outlier:
- Kapingamarangi: momono
- Pileni: mona, mnamona
- Sikaiana: moomona
- Takuu: moomona
- Tuvaluan: momona
- Futunic:
- Anuta: momona
- East Futuna: mōmona
- Futuna-Aniwa: monomono
- Pukapukan: mōmona
- West Uvean: mumuna
- Samoic:
- Samoan: mōmona, momona
- Tokelauan: mōmona
- Ellicean–Outlier:
- Eastern Polynesian:
- Tongic:
- Tongan: momona
Further reading
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *məñak
- Polynesian Lexicon Project Online