/ˈaːpoːpoː/, [ˈɑːpoːpoː]
OriginFrom Proto-Eastern Polynesian *a-popo from Proto-Oceanic *qa-boŋi-boŋi (cognate with Tahitian apopo, Tongan apō) affixing *boŋi-boŋi (“early morning”) (cognates with Samoan pogipogi (“dawn, dusk, twilight”) and Tongan pongipongi (“morning, tomorrow”) – doublet of pongipongi “dim, of low light, dawn”) reduplicate of *boŋi thus doublet of pō – see there for more details.
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