.MP    FANAU :Have child, give birth, bear
*1     Cf. PN *faanau
*4     POC *pa(ny)aRu(d, k) "give birth, be born" (Bst.1978).
*5     PMP *pañaRu "give birth" (ACD). [Based on PN and Chamorro only!]
*8     Note. TON and NIU contrast short /a/ in the verb ("give birth") with long /aa/ in the noun ("offspring"). The great majority of Nuclear Polynesian languages have /aa/ in both forms.
NIU    Fanau. :Give birth, bring forth, lay eggs (McE)
TON    Fanau-'i. :Have a child or children (human, animal, fish, but not birds). To bear, give birth to. (Cwd)
TON    Fánów. :Pregnancy, childbirth (Mar)