Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/laŋo

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 *laŋo, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ŋo/

Noun

*laŋo

1. fly (insect)

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: nalo
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: rango
      • Rakahanga-Manihiki: rango
      • Rarotongan: rango
      • Tahitian: raʻo
      • Tuamotuan: rago
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Nukumanu: rano
      • Nukuoro: lango
      • Pileni: lango
      • Sikaiana: lano
      • Takuu: lano, rano
      • Tuvaluan: lago
    • Futunic:
      • Anuta: rango
      • East Futuna: lago
      • Futuna-Aniwa: rago, lago
      • Mele-Fila: rago
      • Pukapukan: lango
      • West Uvean: lango
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: lago
      • Tokelauan: lago
• Tongic:
  • Niuafo'ou: lango
  • Niuean: lago
  • Tongan: lango

Further reading

• Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – LAGO.1
• Pond, Wendy (1983) “Solving A Linguistic Murder With The Aid of Entomology”, in The Wētā‎^[1], volume 6, number 1, The Entomological Society of New Zealand, pages 1-10