Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/toki

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-Oceanic *totok (“to chop”). Cognates include Fijian toki (“to peck”) and Malay tetak (“to hack”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈto.ki/

Noun

*toki^[1]

axe
adze

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: koʻi
    - Mangarevan: toki
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: toki
    - Penrhyn: toki
    - Rapa: toki
    - Rarotongan: toki
    - Tahitian: to'i
    - Tuamotuan: toki
  - Rapa Nui: toki
  - →? Mapudungun: toki
- Samoic-Outlier
  - Ellicean
    - Kapingamarangi: dogi
    - Nuguria: toki
    - Nukuoro: dogi
    - Ontong Java: ko'i
    - Sikaiana: toki
    - Takuu: toki
    - Tuvaluan: toki
  - Futunic
    - Anuta: toki
    - East Futuna: toki
    - Emae: toki
    - Futuna-Aniwa: toki
    - Pukapukan: toki
    - Rennellese: toki
    - Tikopia: toki
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: to'i
    - Tokelauan: toki
Tongic
- Niuafo'ou: toki
- Niuean: toki
- Tongan: toki

References

^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TOKI”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

[1] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TOKI”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

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