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:
    • Anuta: nipo
  • Ellicean:
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: nifo
      • Ellicean-Outlier:
        • Tuvaluan: nifo
        • Nukuoro: niho
      • Eastern Polynesian:
        • Rapa Nui: niho
        • Central-Eastern Polynesian
          • Tahitic:
            • Tahitian: niho
            • Rarotongan: ni’o
            • Maori: niho
          • Marquesic:
            • Hawaiian: niho