whitu

Māori

Māori cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : whitu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸitu/ [ˈfitʉ]

Numeral

whitu

1. seven

Further reading

• “whitu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.