Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/rua

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

**Proto-Polynesian cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : *rua

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɾu.a/

Numeral

*rua^[1]

two

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *lua
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *rua
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: lua
    - South Marquesan: 'ua
  - Tahitic:
    - Tahitian: rua
    - Maori: rua
  - Rapa Nui: rua
- Samoic-Outlier:
  - Ellician:
    - Tuvaluan: lua
  - Futunic:
    - Wallisian: lua
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: lua
    - Tokelauan: lua
Tongic: *ua
- Niuean: ua
- Tongan: ua

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “LUA”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

[Pollex-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “LUA”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

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