Protoform: KAU-WAI [PN] Bank of a stream or other body of water
| Description: | Bank of a stream or other body of water |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *kau.5 'edge', *wai 'water' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kauvai | Bord (de la rivière); conduite d'eau, canal d'irrigation secondaire (à Sigave) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kauvai | Rivage, rive, berge, bord | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Kauai | River | (Krk) |
| Niue | Kauvai | Waterside, bank | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Kauvai | River | (Sta) |
| Rapa | ʔUvai | Ditch that directs water to the roki [taro bed] Phonologically Irregular | (MCl) |
| Rarotongan | Kauvai | Body of (usually fresh) water, river | (Bse) |
| Samoan | ʔAuvai | The bank of a river, lake, pond, well or any other place containing water | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Aupape | A square bed of taro; a division in a taro ground Problematic | (Dvs) |
| Tokelau | Kau/gutu/vai | Riverbank, shoreline of lake Problematic | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kauvai | Side of lake or river or any such body of water (fresh or salt) | (Cwd) |
| Tupuaki | Auvai | River | (Grn) |
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