Topic summary
Mangarevan language
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Mangareva language.
Phonology
Doublets, words that have different phonological forms but the same etymological root, are more common in Mangarevan language in comparison to any other Eastern Polynesian culture. For example, a PEP doublet like fafine ('woman') becomes ʻaʻine in Mangarevan. Furthermore, a modern Mangarevan (MGV) doublet is veʻine ('married woman' or 'wife').