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"Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qarofa"
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],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). Cognates include Hawaiian aloha and Samoan alofa.",
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{
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"love"
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[
"love",
"love"
]
]
}
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{
"ipa": "/aˈroha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ɐˈɾɔhɐ]"
}
],
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],
[
"*qaləpan",
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],
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"*qaləp",
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],
[
"aloha",
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},
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"Māori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Māori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
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"Māori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Māori terms with IPA pronunciation",
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{
"ipa": "[ɐˈɾɔhɐ]"
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