Protoform: HOA [PN] Pair, couple
| Description: | Pair, couple |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *soa "friend, partner, companion" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luangiua | Si/a/oa. Si/á/ua (Sar). | Two (counting in pairs) | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Ke/lua/oa | Four (fish) [i.e. two pairs] | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Kalu/ŋa/oa | Six (counting in pairs) | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Ha/ŋa/oa | Eight (counting in pairs) | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | O/ʔoa | Twins Problematic | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Ma/oa/oa | Echo, répétition d'un son; son moyen du *pu* Problematic | (Rch) |
| Niue | Gaa/hoa | In twos, times two (us. of fish)...[pair] | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Hi/a/oa | Two (reporting), pair | (Dvl) |
| Samoan | Oa | Classifying particle used for counting in pairs (obs.) | (Mnr) |
| Samoan | Oa | A couple, commencing with the second, as: e luaaoa, e tolugaaoa, etc. | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Si/a/oa | Cardinal number, two, when reporting numbers | (Dnr) |
| Sikaiana | Oa/ta | Twins Problematic | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | -oa | Unit of measurement for pairs of things other than coconuts (siaoa, ruaoa, torunaaoa...) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Oa | Couple, in count of coconuts; pair | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Hoa | Pair | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Gna/hoa | A pair, a couple | (Mar) |
| Tongan | (-ga)-hoa | Pair classifier in counting fish or yams (6 and over) | (Cct) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | A/oa | Pair (prenuclear quantifier) | (Hvn) |
18 entries found
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