Protoform: KOROUA [EP] Old, decrepit; old man

Description: Old, decrepit; old man
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. EP *koro 'father, old man'

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Easter Island Koroua Decrepit, old age, worn with age (Chl)
Easter Island Korohuʔa Decrepit, senile; grow old; senility, old age. Old (of men) (Wbr). (Fts)
Easter Island Korohu(ʔ)a Viejo, hombre viejo (Fts)
Mangareva Koroua Pet name for youngest child. Expression d'amour, de tendresse (applicable d'ordinaire aux enfants) (Rch). (Bck)
Marquesas Koʔoua Aged, decrepit . Old man. Vieillard (terme de respect) (Lch). (Mtu)
Marquesas Kóua An old man (Crk)
New Zealand Maori Koroua Grandfather, old man (Wms)
Tahitian Oroua Decrepit through age (Dvs)
Tuamotu Korooua An old man (Stn)
Tuamotu Korou To be aged (Stn)

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