Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tapa

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

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈta.pa/

Noun

*tapa

  1. edge; boundary
  2. (by extension) tapa (bordered cloth)

Descendants

  • Niuean: hiapo
  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Samoan: siapo
  • Tongan: hiapo, tapa

References

  • Entry tapa.1 “bark cloth”, Polynesian Lexicon Online (Pollex).
  • Entry tapa.3 “edge, margin”, Polynesian Lexicon Online (Pollex).
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