Protoform: IA.3 [AN] Postposed emphatic particle
| Description: | Postposed emphatic particle |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian |
| Notes: | *6 PAN *qia "exclamation (probably of affirmation or confirmation)" (ACD). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Ia | Marque de rappel ou d'insistence (postposée au verbe), liée à l'antéposition de l'agent; exclusivement, uniquement | (Mfr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ia | But (post-predicate) | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Ia | ...seems to emphasise verbal force of word it follows. | (Cct) |
| Penrhyn | Ia | Then (postposed) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | E/ia | Narrative marker: so, then | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Ia | So, then, in that case, for that reason | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Ia | Post-basic particle with emphatic effect | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Ia | Postposed particle...can set off one phrase from another or mark a contrast between two phrases | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Ia | Focus marker; phrase marker following the name or pronoun, and marking a contrast between one phrase and another | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Ia | Emphatic, specifying or confirming particle | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Ia | Particle of emphasis or rhythm, usually untranslatable | (Cwd) |
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