Protoform: IO.1 [MP] Yes
| Description: | Yes |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *3 PFJ *io "yes". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Io | Yes | (Yen) |
| Anuta | Iio | Yes ("formal" or "proper" speech) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Io | Yes | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | E/io | Oui | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | ʔIo | Affirmer, dire oui | (Btn) |
| East Uvea | Io | Oui | (Rch) |
| Emae | Io | Yes | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Io | Yes | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Iore | Yes Problematic | (Bgs) |
| Luangiua | Iŋoo | Yes Phonologically Irregular | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | (ʔ)Io | (Exclamation of) surprise Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Ia | Particule d'affirmation Problematic | (Rch) |
| Niuafoʔou | ʔIo | Yes | (Gry) |
| Niue | Ioo | Interjection in old chants, praising something or someone Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Io/e | Yes | (Ray) |
| Nuguria | Inoo | Yes Phonologically Irregular | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Noo | Yes | (Trt) |
| Nukumanu | Haka/ioo | Answer (v) | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Io | Yes | (Crn) |
| Nukuoro | Ioo | Take it! | (Crl) |
| Rarotongan | I/io/o | Yes | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Ioo | Here it is Problematic | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔIo | Yes | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Iio | Affirmative, emphatic; yes; indeed | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Io | Yes | (Sma) |
| Tongan | ʔIo | Yes | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | I´ö | The affirmative, yes; the interj. ah indeed! well! | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Io | Answer to a call | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Ho | Yes Phonologically Irregular | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Io | Yes (1774, 1860) | (Hmn) |
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