Protoform: TE-QA-NA [PN] 3rd person singular possessive A-class pronoun.
| Description: | 3rd person singular possessive A-class pronoun. |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tana (ana with plural possessed) | His, her, its | (Fbg) |
| Hawaiian | Kaana | Third person singular possessive A-class | (Pki) |
| Mangaia | Tana/taaʔana | Poss. pron. He has | (Sta) |
| Mangareva | Tana | Adj.poss.: son, sa, ses | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Taana | (Determiner) his, her (referring to one item) - often followed by a noun but can stand without one | (Mfd) |
| Niuafoʔou | Tana, taʔana | His, her, hers, its | (Cct) |
| Niue | Haana | Third person singular possessive | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Tana | (pron(poss)) 3rd person, singular, definite, dominant possession: his, her, its; his, hers, its | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Tana/taana | Poss. Pron. His, her, hers, he, she | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Tana/taʔana | Third person singular possessive A-class | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Lana | Third person singular nominal pronoun (definite, class A, with singular reference) | (Mnr) |
| Sikaiana | Tana | Possessive pronoun, third person singular for singular alienable objects. His, her | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Taana | Third person singular possessive A-class | (Wls) |
| Takuu | Tana/ta ana | Third person singular possessive, singular object. /ta ana/ optionally indicates inalienable possession | (Mle) |
| Tongan | (He)ʔene | Third person singular possessive A-class | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Enne | The possessive pronoun: his, her, its | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Taana | His, hers; its; the non-emphatic possessive; 1Jhis term often ignores the a vs. 0 [explicit vs. implicit] distinctions, and emphasizes the object possessed rather than the possessor | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Tena/tana | Third person singular possessive, singular object. A-class optionally marked on /tana/. /tena/ is a neutralised form | (Bsr) |
| West Futuna | Tiana | Third person singular possessive A-class, singular object | (Dty) |
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