Protoform: KAU.2C [PN] Counter classifier for various things, 20 general
| Description: | Counter classifier for various things, 20 general |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *te-kau 'twenty' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kau | Préfixe des dizaines (dans la numération): kauagafulu 'dix', kaulua 'vingt' | (Mfr) |
| East Futuna | Kau | S'emploie aussi pour compter les ignames, les cocos: kau ufi 'dix ignames'; kau niu 'cent cocos' | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | (Ga)kau | Une vingtaine (poissons, cocos, ignames) | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Kau/atu | Ten (archaic) | (Wbr) |
| Rennellese | Kau | Counting classifier, decades 20-90, category 7 (pairs of yams, tubers), 20 pairs, 30 pairs | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔAu- | Classifying particle used with numerals in reference to bananas, yams etc. | (Mnr) |
| Samoan | ʔAu- | Prefix used especially with bases referring to sets or clusters of things | (Mnr) |
| Samoan | ʔAu- | Classifying prefix used especially with bases referring to long (and sometimes narrow) things | (Mnr) |
| Sikaiana | Kau- | Prefix for cardinal numbers - the prefixed number times ten for counting pudding (kaatalo), mats (pola, kapanni, tapakau) and years | (Dnr) |
| Tongan | Cow-oofi | A parcel of yams, twenty in number | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Kau-ika | Ten pairs of fish | (Cct) |
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