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]

male

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: kāne
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: tāne
    - Tahitian: tāne
  - Rapa Nui: tane
- Samoic-Outlier
  - Futunic
    - Pukapukan: tāne
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: tāne
    - Tokelauan: tāne
Tongic:
- Niuean: taane
- Tongan: taʻane

References

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

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