Protoform: HAU [AN] Needle; tattooing needle
| Description: | Needle; tattooing needle |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian |
| Notes: | *3 PEO *(cz)aRu "needle" (Gty. 1990). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Hau | Tattooing needle | (Btn) |
| Fijian | I/sau/ | Needle | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Sau | Tattoo marks | (Cpl) |
| Luangiua | Kai/au | Women tattooing | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Maka/au | Tattooing stick | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Au | Alène | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Tui/au | Thatching needle, roof sheet needle | (Bck) |
| New Zealand Maori | Au | Cloak pin, skewer | (Bgs) |
| Nukuoro | Te/au | Tattooing needle (Kubary) | (Crl) |
| Raʔivavae | Au | A thatching needle; to pierce with a needle-like implement; to sew | (Stn) |
| Rapa | Au/oto | Thatching needle | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Au | Needle | (Grn) |
| Rarotongan | Au | Wooden needle | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Au | Tattooing needle | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Lagu | Wing bone of flying-fox, (sewing) needle Borrowed | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Au | Needle; tattooing needle | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Au | Couture, coudre | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Au | Black dye used in tattooing | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | A/au | (Obs) Tattooing needle, set of tattooing combs | (Hwd) |
| Tikopia | Sau | Large needle of traditional type Phonologically Irregular | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Au | Needle for sewing thatch; tattooing comb | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Paki/au/ | Tattooing pen | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Hau | Needle-like bonito spear | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Au | Needle | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Hau/ato | Barbed thatching needle Phonologically Irregular | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Paki/au/ | Tattooing pen | (Rby) |
| West Uvea | Sau | Aiguille Phonologically Irregular | (Hmn) |
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