Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/taliŋa

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 *taliŋa, from Proto-Oceanic *taliŋa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taliŋa/

Noun

*taliŋa

(anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Descendants

Nuclear Polynesian:
- Eastern Polynesian:
  - Central Eastern Polynesian:
    - Marquesic:
      - Mangarevan: teriga
    - Tahitic:
      - Maori: taringa
      - Rarotongan: taringa
      - Tahitian: tari'a
  - Rapa Nui: tariga
- Western Polynesian:
  - Ellicean–Outlier:
    - Nukuoro: dalinga, taninga
    - Nuguria: tarina
    - Tuvaluan: taliga
  - Futunic:
    - Pukapukan: talinga
    - Futuna-Aniwa: taringa
    - Tikopia: taringa
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: taliga
    - Tokelauan: taliga
Tongic:
- Niuafo'ou: talinga
- Niuean: teliga
- Tongan: telinga

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