Protoform: GAAKAU [PN] Intestines
| Description: | Intestines |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. NP *feekau 'excrement, guts' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Gaakau | Intestin, boyaux, entrailles, tripes | (Rch) |
| Emae | Gaakau | Belly, guts | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Naʔau | Intestines, bowels, guts; mind, heart, affections; mood, temper, feelings | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngaagau | Rectum | (Lbr) |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngakau | Stomach | (Ray) |
| Luangiua | ŋaaʔau | Clam Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Smd) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Ngaakau | Guts | (Krk) |
| Moriori | Ngakau | Entrails, bowels | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ngaakau | Intestines; seat of the emotions | (Bgs) |
| Niuafoʔou | Ngaakau | Guts | (Gry) |
| Niue | Gaakau | Intestines | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Nakau | Intestine | (Ths) |
| Penrhyn | Ngaakau | Intestines, guts | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Ngaakau | Internal organs; heart, disposition, character | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | ŋaaʔau | The bowels, entrails, vitals, viscera | (Stn) |
| Rapa | Ngakau | Intestines. Guts (Grn). | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Ngaakau | Intestines | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Gaaʔau | Intestines. Bowel; penis (rarely used) (McP). | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | ʔAaʔau | Intestins, boyaux; coeur, conscience, âme | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Naakau | Part of the meat of a mollusc | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Ngakau | Interior of mouth, throat, gullet; guts | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Gaakau | Intestine, gut | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Ngaakau | Intestines | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | ŋaakau | Entrails, bowels; the heart, the seat of emotions... | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Gaakau | Gut, intestines | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Nga(a)kau | Intestines, guts, chest, gullet or some other central body part, mainly used in idioms for feelings; plan, think, decide, want | (Hvn) |
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