Protoform: QIKAI [PN] Negative
| Description: | Negative |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. ?? *kailoa, *kiisai |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Ikai | (obs.) Non, ne pas; ce n’est pas cela que je veux dire | (Btn) |
| Emae | Ikai | Not exist, not present | (Clk) |
| Fijian | S/ikai/ | Negative | (Cpl) |
| Luangiua | Ai/make | [refuse a request] Problematic | (Sar) |
| Marquesas | Í/ma | No (in pronouncing the first syllable the tongue is thrust out) Problematic | (Crk) |
| Niue | Naa/kai, ai | Negative | (Sph) |
| Niue | Na/kai | Post-verbal marker of neutral yes-no questions | (Sph) |
| Samoan | Iʔai | No, not so | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | ʔAi/ta | Non; exprime la négation | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | ʔAi/pa | Négatif (adj); répondre négativement; (v.a.nég.) s'employait comme *'aita* (désuet.) | (Aca) |
| Tahitian | ʔAi/ma | Synonyme ancien de *'aita* | (Aca) |
| Tongan | ʔIkai | Negative | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Iký | The negative no; never; none | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Ikai | No! (exclamation of dissent); not (pro-negative) | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hiekhii | Not, not at all | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hiekhii, hiekhiee | Not at all Problematic | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | J/ikai, g/kai | No, not; is not; have not | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Ekei | Interjection, 'No!' (denying charge, or missing aim) | (Cpl) |
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