Protoform: KAU-MATUA [NP] Elderly man: *kauma(a)tu(q)a
| Description: | Elderly man: *kauma(a)tu(q)a |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *kau.2 "group, company, bunch"; *matuqa "mature"; PNP *kolomatu(q)a "elderly or wise person". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | ʔAumakua | Family or personal god | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | ʔAumaakua | Plural form of `aumakua | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Koumatua | Old man. Vieillard; vieux (se dit des personnes et des animaux) (Rch). | (Bck) |
| Mangareva | Komatua | Vieux (personne) | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kaumaatua | Old man or woman, adult | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Kaumaatua | Old, experienced people | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Haka/kaumatua/ | Said of a precocious child | (Bck) |
| Pukapuka | Kaumaa/tu/tua | Elderly men | (Sby) |
| Tokelau | Kaumatua | Mother animal or bird | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Kaumaatua | A very old man | (Stn) |
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