FromProto-Polynesian*ee. Cognates includeRapa Nuiꞌēē andTahitianʻē.
ʻē
FromProto-Polynesian*kehe(“be different”), fromProto-Oceanic*kese(“be different”).
ʻē(stative)
FromProto-Polynesian*ee. Cognates includeRapa Nuiꞌēē andHawaiianʻē.