Protoform: KAU-QAA [PN] Fence, wall

Description: Fence, wall
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*8 Cf. PPN *qaa 'fence'. TA *kauaa > *kaaua

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Kauʔaa Mur en pierres; mur à cochons qui sépare les champs et les cuisines des habitations (Mfr)
East Uvea Kauʔaa Mur en pierres (Rch)
Easter Island ʔAua Rock wall, fence Phonologically Irregular (Wbr)
Mangaia ʔAaua Enclosure, fence Phonologically Irregular (Sta)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Kaauua An enclosure (Sve)
Penrhyn Kaaua Enclose, make a fence around; enclosure, pen, garden, fence, place divided by horizontally laid coconut trees Phonologically Irregular (Sta)
Rarotongan ʔAaua Fence in (vt); any fenced or walled enclosure... Phonologically Irregular (Bse)
Rennellese Kau ʔaa Stick fence, as about a garden (Ebt)
Tahitian ʔAaua Cloture, enclos, cour Phonologically Irregular (Lmt)
Tongan Kauʔaa Boundary fence, boundary, border (Cwd)
Tongan Cówá A fence (Mar)
Tuamotu Kaaua Palisade, fence, barrier; to enclose, fence, shut in Phonologically Irregular (Stn)

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