The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Value ʔine

Language:
Rarotongan
Parameter:
general term applied to females; sometimes denotes respect or kind regard, but is (or was) mostly used towards young women and those of adult age; in some cases used as a term of endearment by a lover towards his sweetheart; it is extensively used in love songs [5cae0c631d5dedea3864b2c58376544d]
References
Savage 1980