Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/walu

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

Proto-Polynesian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *walu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.lu/

Numeral

*walu

1. eight

Descendants

• Niuean: valu
• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *walu
  • Anuta: varu
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *waru
    • Hawaiian: walu
    • Maori: waru
    • Rapa Nui: varu
    • Rarotongan: varu
    • South Marquesan: vaʻu
    • Tahitian: vaʻu
      • → Rapa Nui: va'u
  • Samoan: valu
  • Tuvaluan: valu
• Tongan: valu