Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/lasi

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

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈla.si/

Adjective

*lasi^[1]

large (either in size or amount)

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *lasi
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *lahi
  - Central-Eastern Polynesian
    - Tahitic
      - Maori: rahi
      - Penrhyn: rahi
      - Rarotongan: raʻi
      - Tahitian: rahi
  - Rapa Nui: rahi
- Samoic-Outlier
  - Ellicean
    - Takuu: lasi, rasi
    - Tikopia: lasi
    - Tuvaluan: lahi
  - Futunic
    - Anuta: rai
    - East Futuna: lasi
    - Wallisian: lahi
    - Emae: lasi
    - Rennellese: gasi
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: lase
    - Tokelauan: lahi
Tongic
- Niuean: lahi
- Tongan: lahi

References

^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “LASI”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

[1] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “LASI”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

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