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neʻe

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *neke (“to be carried by water, to float, to drift”) (compare with Maori neke (“to shift, to move”))[1][2] Doublet of neʻeneʻe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈne.ʔe/, [ˈnɛ.ʔɛ]

Verb

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neʻe

  1. to creep, to move gradually
  2. to squirm

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “neʻe”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 263
  2. ^ Wilson, William H. (2012 December) “Whence the East Polynesians? Further Linguistic Evidence for a Northern Outlier Source”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎[1], volume 51, number 2, page 306
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