Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/niuʀ

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

*niuʀ

coconut (fruit of coco palm)

Descendants

Admiralty Islands–Yapese:
- Andra-Hus: niw
- Lele (New Guinea): niw
- Yapese: niiw
Central–Eastern Oceanic:
- Central Oceanic:
  - East Fijian-Polynesian:
    - Fijian: niu
    - Proto-Polynesian: *niu
      - Nuclear Polynesian:
        Eastern Polynesian:
        Marquesic:
        Hawaiian: niu
        Mangarevan: niu
        South Marquesan: niu
        Rapa Nui: niu
        Tahitic:
        Māori: niu (“divining stick”)
        Rakahanga-Manihiki: niu
        Rarotongan: nū, niu (dialectal)
        Tahitian: niu (archaic)
        Western Polynesian:
        Ellicean–Outlier:
        Kapingamarangi: niu
        Nukumanu: niu
        Sikaiana: niu
        Tuvaluan: niu
        Futunic:
        Anuta: niu
        East Futuna: niu
        Futuna-Aniwa: niu
        Tikopia: niu
        Samoic:
        Pukapukan: niu
        Samoan: niu
        Tokelauan: niu
      - Tongic:
        Niuafo'ou: niu
        Niuean: niu
        Tongan: niu
  - West Fijian-Rotuman:
    - Rotuman: niu
    - Western Fijian: niu
- Proto-Micronesian: *niu
  - Nauruan: ini (“coconut palm”)
  - Nuclear Micronesian:
    - Gilbertese: ni
    - Marshallese: ni
    - Chuukic–Pohnpeic:
      - Proto-Chuukic: *núú
        Chuukese: nú
        Ulithian–Woleaian:
        Woleaian: liu
      - Pohnpeic:
        Pohnpeian: nih
        Mokilese: ni
- Southeast Solomonic:
  - Bugotu–Gela:
    - Bughotu: niu
    - Gela: niu
  - Malaita–Makira:
    - 'Are'are: niu
    - Arosi: niu
    - Lau: niu
    - Kwaio: niu
    - Sa'a: niu
    - To'abaita: niu
- Southern Oceanic:
  - Aore: niu
  - Avava: ani
  - Drehu: nu
  - Iaai: nu
  - Nengone: wanu
St. Matthias:
- Mussau-Emira: niu
Western Oceanic:
- Meso-Melanesian:
  - Nakanai: la liu
  - Tigak: nik
  - Tolai: niu
- North New Guinea:
  - Schouten:
    - Kairiru: niu
    - Manam: niu
  - Huon Gulf:
    - Labu: ni
  - Ngero–Vitiaz:
    - Gedaged: niu
    - Gitua: niu
    - Kove: niu
    - Lusi: niu
    - Mbula: ni
  - Sarmi–Jayapura:
    - Sobei: niwe
- Papuan Tip:
  - Bwanabwana: niu
  - Kilivila: nuya
  - Molima: niula, niu
  - Motu: niu

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*niuR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*niuʀ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary