Protoform: ANEI [CE] Interrogative particle (post-verbal)
| Description: | Interrogative particle (post-verbal) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Anei | Particle indicating that a question may be answered by yes or no, always following a word or phrase | (Pki) |
| Mangaia | Anei | Adverbial particle marking a question | (Sta) |
| Mangareva | Nei | Est-ce que? est-ce ainsi? | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Nei/ra | N'est-ce pas ainsi? | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | I/nei | Exclamation interrogative: oh! en serait-il ainsi? | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | U/anei | Probablement, peut-être | (Lch) |
| Moriori | R/anei | Or; perhaps; interrogative particle | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ra/anei | Giving an interrogative sense to a sentence; used to construct alternatives: whether, or | (Wms) |
| Raʔivavae | Anei | Particle of interrogation | (Stn) |
| Tahitian | Aanei | Particule interrogative qui se place après le prédicat sur lequel porte l'interrogation: 'est-ce que?" | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Aanei | Particle of interrogation, phrase terminal | (Stn) |
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