Protoform: POOTIKI.A [CE] Younger child or pet child
| Description: | Younger child or pet child |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. XE *poki.2 "child, people", *qiti "small", with metathesis. |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Poki | Cria, criatura, feto, hijo, nene, niño. Baby, child, infant, creature; foetus; offspring; son. Problematic | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Pookiʔi | Younger sibling | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Potiki | Enfant soutien de ses parents | (Jnu) |
| Marquesas | Pokiti, poiti. | Petit enfant, jeune enfant, marmot, se dit des deux sexes; enfant, garçon. Child. | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Poʔiti (MQN), potiʔi (MQS) | Child. Petit garçon, petit enfant Phonologically Irregular | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Tóete | An affectionate term for a boy Phonologically Irregular | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Toígge | A male child, or boy, implying inferiority to a man | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Toiki (MQS), toií, poíti, pokiti | Petit garçon, enfant | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Doʔeʔke | Child | (Rbs) |
| Rarotongan | Pootiki | Favourite child | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Pootiʔi | Jeune fille | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Pootiki | Niece, nephew, beloved child, boy or girl child | (Stn) |
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