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Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/taqane

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

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *taŋʷaqane, from Proto-Oceanic *qatamʷaqane, from earlier *qatamaʀuqane, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀta (outsider) + *maʀuqanay (male).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.ˈʔa.ne/

Noun

*taqane[1]

  1. male

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Samoic-Outlier
  • Tongic:
    • Niuean: taane
    • Tongan: taʻane

References

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