Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/nifo

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 *nivo, from Proto-Oceanic *nipon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni.fo/

Noun

*nifo

  1. tooth

Descendants

  • Tongic:
    • Tongan: nifo
    • Niuean: nifo
  • Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Futunic:
    • Ellicean:
      • Samoic:
        • Samoan: nifo
        • Ellicean-Outlier:
        • Eastern Polynesian:
          • Rapa Nui: niho
          • Central-Eastern Polynesian
            • Tahitic:
              • Tahitian: niho
              • Rarotongan: ni’o
              • Maori: niho
            • Marquesic:
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