Protoform: KAU.2B [PN] Group of people, company
| Description: | Group of people, company |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> CE *kau-moana |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kau | Group of people | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Kau | Collective prefix | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kau | Signe de pluriel, a le sens de reunion, societe | (Btn) |
| Easter Island | Kau | Move (of many people); increase, be multiplied Problematic | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | ʔAu | Group (in /qau/ waka, /qau/ moku) | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Gau | Grouping of people, category of people | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | Kou/ere | Marcher (ne se dit que de plusieurs personnes qui marchent) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Kou/ika | Bande de poissons | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Kou/kou/ere | Le va-et-vient de beaucoup de radeaux ou pirogues | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | ʔAu/ʔeenana | Many people | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kau | Multitude, company | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kau | Troop, company, gang; to team up, act in an organized way | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Gau | Grouping of people | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Kau | Prefix indicating a group of people ; join in, become a member; a group | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Kau | Collective particle preposed to groups of people | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Kau | Group of people | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Kau | Company, band Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | ʔAu | Team , troop of warriors | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Kau | All Problematic | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Au/tahua | The company of priests | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Au- | Placé devant certains noms pour indiquer une collectivité (autahu'a, aufenua...) | (Aca) |
| Takuu | Kau-, kkau- | Pluraliser (Makes a group into a collective noun) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kau | Company, group, body of people | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kau- | Prefix denoting group of people | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kau | Side with, member of, to be, belong to, bunch | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Kau | Sign of plural before nouns denoting persons | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Cow | Many; sign of the plural number, but only used when speaking of men, or of brute animals | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Kau | Be a member of a group, team, crew | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Kau- | Prefix indicating kind, species | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Kau | Person (ta kau, plural a fa kau) | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Kau | Prefix marquant la participation; co-équipier | (Hmn) |
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