Reconstruction:Proto-Nuclear Polynesian/manu

This Proto-Nuclear 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-Nuclear Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.nu/

Noun

*manu

  1. flying bird

Descendants

  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  • Kapingamarangi: manu
  • Samoan: manu
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