Protoform: HAFA.B [PN] Why? : *(a)i(se)hafa
| Description: | Why? : *(a)i(se)hafa |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << NP *ai 'existential', *se 'indefinite article', *aa 'what?' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luangiua | Aieea, ʔia | Why? | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | ŋ/aea | Why? | (Hbn) |
| Marquesas | Eihá | Wherefore? | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | No te aha | Pourquoi? | (Dln) |
| Niue | He ute he ha | Why? what for? | (Sph) |
| Nukumanu | Aiea | Why? | (Trt) |
| Penrhyn | Ei aha | Why? | (Bck) |
| Pukapuka | W/aiaa | Why? Problematic | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | ʔE aʔa...ei? No te aʔa...ei? | What for? why? | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Ai se aa | Why? (Mnr 'aiseaa) | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Aiia | Why? | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Ai | Why | (Hwd) |
| Tokelau | Aiheaa | Why? | (Sma) |
| Tongan | He haa | Why (in what way, or because of what)? | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | (K)aiaa | Why? | (Jsn) |
| Tuvalu | Ai aa | Why? | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Ti/aha (pl. i/aha) | What? Why? | (Cpl) |
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