ʻite

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Tahitian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kite (compare with Hawaiian ʻike, Maori kite) from Proto-Oceanic *kita (with infix of -i-) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita (to see) (compare with Tagalog kita).[1]

Verb

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ʻite

  1. to know

Descendants

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  • Rapa Nui: 'ite

References

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  1. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 492

Further reading

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