Protoform: QA [PN] Possessive marker: of (dominant)
| Description: | Possessive marker: of (dominant) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | A | Marque de la possession agentive ou éloignée | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | ʔA | Marque du génitif: de, du, de la, des... | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | A | Preposition: of, acquired by. Forms part of the possessives | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | A | This of, that of, those of. Particule possessif: de (Rch). | (Tgr) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | A | Possessive | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | A | Case marker: dominant possession | (Mtu) |
| New Zealand Maori | Aa, a | Of, belonging to (used in speaking of transitive actions, movable property, instruments, food...) | (Wms) |
| Niue | A | Parti of a possessive construction when the possessed noun phrase follows the possessive pronoun 'ha-PRO a NP' | (Sph) |
| Niue | Ha | Genitive Marker with scope over proper noun phrases; also forms possessive pronouns Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Aa, a | Preposition marking dominant possession, of, by. | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | A | Possessive marker | (Sby) |
| Raʔivavae | A | Particle of possession: of | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | Aa, a | Marks alienable, active, or controlling possession | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | A | A-class possessive preposition: of | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | A | Of | (Mnr) |
| Sikaiana | A | Preposition marking A-class alienable possession. Of, belonging to. | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | A | Devant une forme nominale: possessif, exprime la possession faible devant les compléments de nom | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | A | Of. Used in song but rarely in speech | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | A | Of (esp. in "activity" category) | (Fth) |
| Tongan | ʔA | Preposition: of (subjective) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | A | Of or belonging to (used only before proper names of persons and places) | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | A | Alienable possessive preposition | (Bsr) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | A | A-possessive preposition | (Hvn) |
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