Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tolu

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

**Proto-Polynesian cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : *tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈto.lu/

Numeral

*tolu[1]

three

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: kolu
    - South Marquesan: to'u
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: toru
  - Rapa Nui: toru
- Samoic-Outlier:
  - Ellician:
    - Tuvaluan: tolu
  - Futunic:
    - Pukapukan: tolu
    - Wallisian: tolu
  - Samoic:
    - Niuatoputapu: tolu
    - Samoan: tolu
    - Tokelauan: tolu
Tongic
- Niuean: tolu
- Tongan: tolu

References

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

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