Protoform: KA-KAU.1 [PN] Swim, as humans do
| Description: | Swim, as humans do |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *kau.1, *kaukau. |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kakau | Swim, singular | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Kakau | Swim | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kakau | Swim | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Kakau | Nager | (Rch) |
| Emae | Kakau | Swim (in a direction) | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | (K)kau | To swim; swimming | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Kau | Swim | (Lbr) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Kakau | To swim | (Krk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kakau | Swim (archaic) | (Bgs) |
| Niuafoʔou | Kakau | Swim | (Dye) |
| Niue | Kakau | Swim | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Kakau | Swim | (Ray) |
| Nuguria | Kkau | Swim | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Kau | To swim (or make motions of swimming, as babies do) | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Kakau | Float (n) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Kakau | Swim | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Kakau | Swim | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔAʔau | Swim (singular) | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Kakau | Swim | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Kkau | Swim | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kakau | Swim (continuous aspect) of man, but not fish | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kakau | Swim, swimming | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kakau | Swim, of man and ducks but not fish | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Cacców | To swim, to wade | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Kakau | Swim | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kau, khau | Bathe, swim, wade | (Hvn) |
| West Uvea | Kakau, kau-a | Swim, tow something while swimming | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Kakau | Nager | (Hmn) |
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