Protoform: PAA.6 [NP] Form of address to respected male
| Description: | Form of address to respected male |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquesas | Paa | Chef | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Paa | Term of address to mature, respected male; to priest | (Bgs) |
| Penrhyn | Paa | Papa! Father! Grandpa! | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Paa/paa | Father, uncle; grandfather, granduncle | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Paa | Father (voc.) | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Pa | A term of reverence answering to father, and commonly used by children in addressing their father, and common people their chief | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Paa | Term of address to any man in father category | (Fth) |
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