Protoform: AI.2 [PN] Exist, be there > have *(i-)ai
| Description: | Exist, be there > have *(i-)ai |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> CE *vai |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Iai | Y en avoir | (Mfr) |
| Easter Island | Ai | Haber, ser, estar; hay. Exist, be (Wbr). Poseer, tener (Fts). | (Egt) |
| Easter Island | Aii/ŋa | Estada, existencia | (Egt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Iai | To exist, be present | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Ai | Es gibt | (Sar) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ai | Verb substantive, there was, etc. | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Iai | Be (present), have, there is ___ | (Crl) |
| Raʔivavae | A/ai | To have, hold in one's mind, recall, keep in mind; to collect, preserve for communication or transference Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Stn) |
| Rennellese | Iai | To be, exist | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Iai | Be (with reference to location), be placed, be situated; be present; be available; have | (Mnr) |
| Tokelau | I ei | There (is, was), be there | (Sma) |
| Tongan | (ʔ)I ai | Is (or are) there, or equivalent to the verb 'to be' in an existential sense | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Iai | To exist, to be present, there is, there are | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ai | Exist (and in 'have' constructions) | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ai | Exist | (Hnh) |
| West Uvea | Iai | Se trouver là | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Ko/ai | Que voilà [Heo Dialect] | (Hmn) |
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