Reconstruction:Proto-Nuclear Polynesian/afa

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.

From Proto-Central Pacific *ava, from Proto-Oceanic *apa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.fa/

*afa

1. what (interrogative)

• Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  • Hawaiian: aha
  • Maori: aha
  • Rapa Nui: aha
  • Tahitian: aha