Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/waka

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

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *waga, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *waŋka. Cognates include Fijian waqa and Marshallese wa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwa.ka/

Noun

*waka[1]

canoe

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: waʻa
    - South Marquesan: vaka
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: waka
      - → English: waka
    - Tahitian: va'a
    - Rarotongan: vaka
  - Rapa Nui: vaka
- Samoic-Outlier
  - Futunic
    - Wallisian: vaka
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: va'a
    - Tokelauan: vaka
Tongic
- Niuean: vaka
- Tongan: vaka

References

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

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