Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/manawa

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 *mañawa, from Proto-Oceanic *mañawa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manawa/

Noun

*manawa

1. breath
2. life force
3. belly

Verb

*manawa

1. to breathe

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: manawa
      • Mangarevan: manava
      • South Marquesan: menava
    • Rapa Nui: manava
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: manawa
      • Rakahanga-Manihiki: mānava
      • Rarotongan: manava
      • Tahitian: manava
      • Tuamotuan: manava
  • Ellicean–Outlier:
    • Kapingamarangi: manawa
    • Nukumanu: manava
    • Nukuoro: manava
    • Pileni: maanava
    • Tuvaluan: maanava
  • Futunic:
    • Anuta: maanava
    • Mele-Fila: maanava
    • East Futuna: manava, mānava
    • Futuna-Aniwa: manava
    • Pukapukan: manava, mānava
    • Tikopia: manava, maanava
  • Samoic:
    • Samoan: manava, mānava
    • Tokelauan: manava, mānava
• Tongic:
  • Niuafo'ou: mānava
  • Niuean: manava
  • Tongan: manava, mānava

External links

• Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database – to breathe
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *NiSawa
• Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – MAANAWA.1