Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/laŋi

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 *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈla.ŋi/

Noun

*laŋi

sky

Descendants

Tongic
- Niuean: lagi
- Tongan: langi
Nuclear Polynesian
- Samoic–Outlier
  - Ellicean
    - Sikaiana: lani
    - Takuu: rani
    - Tuvaluan: lagi
  - Futunic
    - Anuta: rangi
    - East Futuna: lagi
    - Futuna-Aniwa: ragi
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: lagi
    - Tokelauan: lagi
- Eastern Polynesian
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: lani
      - ⇒ Hawaiian: Lani
        → English: Lani
    - Mangarevan: ragi
    - North Marquesan: ʻaki
    - South Marquesan: ʻani
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: rangi
    - Rarotongan: rangi
    - Tahitian: raʻi
  - Rapa Nui: ragi, rangi