Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/afaa

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-Central Pacific *avaa, from Proto-Oceanic *apaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈfaː/

Noun

*afaa

1. storm
2. hurricane

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: āwhā
      • Tuamotuan: āfā
  • Samoic-Outlier:
    • Ellicean:
      • Sikaiana: ahaa
      • Tuvaluan: afaa
    • Futunic:
      • Anuta: apaa
      • East Futuna: afā
      • Emae: afaa
      • Futuna-Aniwa: afa
      • Tikopia: afaa
      • West Uvean: afaa
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: afā
      • Tokelauan: afā
• Tongic:
  • Niuean: afā
  • Tongan: afā