Protoform: KA-KAU.2 [PN] Handle, stalk, stem
| Description: | Handle, stalk, stem |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *kau.4 |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kakau | Bâton du filet épuisette "kukuti" | (Mfr) |
| Easter Island | Kakau | Obsidiana de filo cortante, ancho; incrustada en un mango se usaba como arma de mano para degollar o tajear al enemigo. Wide, sharp-edged obsidian provided with a wooden handle, used to cut off the enemy's head. Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Fts) |
| Mangareva | Kaakau | Queue d'un fruit; tronc du *ti* | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Kokóu | The stem of fruit | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Ko(o)kau (MQS) | Queue (des fruits, feuilles); stalk | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Kokau | Pédoncle, queue d'un fruit ou d'un ustensile quelconque; pétiole; col; goulot; tubercule | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kakau | Handle of a tool, stalk of a plant | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kakau | Helve, handle. Hilt (Sph). | (McE) |
| Penrhyn | Kakau | Handle, shaft | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Kakau | Handle | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Kakau | Stem, stalk, handle | (Bse) |
| Samoan | ʔAʔau | Wooden handles (of fish- or birdnet) | (Mnr) |
| Tahitian | ʔAaʔau | Manche d’un outil; anse pour tenir un objet; pétiole de feuille, pédoncule de fleur, de fruit | (Aca) |
| Tahitian | Aau | The handle of a tool; the stalk of fruit | (Dvs) |
| Tokelau | Kakau | Arms of a large scoop net... | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kakau | Temporary handle; something tied/fixed on to hold by | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Kakau | A shaft, handle, helve | (Stn) |
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