Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/inu

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

Alternative forms

• *unu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *inum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.nu/

Verb

*inu (stem *inum-)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to drink

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *inu
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *inu
    • Central–Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
        • Hawaiian: inu
      • Tahitic:
        • Maori: inu
        • Tahitian: inu
    • Samoic-Outlier:
      • Ellicean:
        • Tuvaluan: inu
      • Futunic:
        • East Futuna: inu
      • Samoic:
        • Samoan: inu
        • Tokelauan: inu
• Tongic:
  • Tongan: inu
  • Niuean: inu

References

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