Protoform: HAA.1 [EO] Interrogative, "what?", "why?"
| Description: | Interrogative, "what?", "why?" |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EO: Eastern Oceanic |
| Notes: | *3 PEO *zaa "what?" (Gty. 1983). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Aa | Interrogative pronoun: What? Why? Huh? | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | E/a | Interrogative: What? Why? What's going on? Huh? (May be used as response to a call, as if to say "What do you want?") | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Ke a? | What for? In order to do what?... | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Aa | What?.EUV Aa. :What?, why? | (Mfr) |
| Emae | Aa | What?, what kind of? | (Cpl) |
| Luangiua | ŋo/a | What for? | (Smd) |
| Niuafoʔou | Aa | What? | (Dye) |
| Niuafoʔou | Ko-te-a. Koteaa (Gry). | What? | (Cct) |
| Niue | Haa | What?, why? | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Aa | What? | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | A | What? | (Crn) |
| Rennellese | Aa | What? | (Ebt) |
| Saʔa | Taa | What?, why? | (Ivs) |
| Samoan | Aa | Interrogative particle, what?, why? | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Aa | What? | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Aa | What? what kind of?; why? (what for?) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Aa | What?, in what condition?, how? | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Aa | What? | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Haa | Interrogative particle, "what?", "why?" | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Coi/há. He-ha. | What? which? why? what is the matter? | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Aa | What? | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Aa | What? Be what? | (Hvn) |
| West Uvea | Aa | Quoi | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | He/a | Pron.interr.inanimé: Que? quoi? | (Hmn) |
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