fifine
Niuean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *fafine, from Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi. Compare Tongan fefine, Samoan fafine.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fifine
References
[edit]- Niue Language Dictionary (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1997, →ISBN)
Categories:
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Niuean terms with IPA pronunciation
- Niuean lemmas
- Niuean nouns