Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/puaka

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.ˈa.ka/

Noun

*puaka

1. pig, hog

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic
      • Hawaiian: puaʻa
      • South Marquesan: puaka
    • Tahitic
      • Maori: poaka
      • Rarotongan: puaka
      • Tahitian: puaʻa
    • Rapa Nui: puaka
  • Samoic-Outlier
    • Samoic
      • Samoan: pua'a
        • → Tokelauan: puā
      • Tokelauan: puaka
• Tongic
  • Niuean: puaka
  • Tongan: puaka