Protoform: KUI.2 [PN] Elderly female (CE), grandparent, ancestor (TON)
| Description: | Elderly female (CE), grandparent, ancestor (TON) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Kui | Grandfather, ancestor Problematic | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Kui | Mère, matrice | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Kui | Mother, old woman. Mère (Lch). Maman, mum (Atl). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Kúe | Mother or aunt | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Ma/kui, ma/ʔui (MQS) | Terme de tendresse pour les femmes: mon amie (on dit *matua* pour les hommes). [Northwest Marquesan Dialect] Femme en générale. [Southeast Marquesan Dialect] Terme de tendresse du mari à l'adresse de sa femme: mon amie (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Vàhéine kúe | A woman, in distinction from a girl | (Crk) |
| Moriori | Kuii | Mother | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kui/a | Old woman | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kui | Term of address for an old woman | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kui/kui | Old woman | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Kui | Ancestor. Grandparent (Tmo). | (Gry) |
| Nukuoro | Kui | Old woman | (Crn) |
| Rapa | Peaa ivi | Widow (from TAH) Borrowed | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Peaa kuhi/a | Old woman | (Grn) |
| Tahitian | Ui | A single woman who never had a child | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | ʔIvi | Veuve Phonologically Irregular | (Lmt) |
| Tongan | Kui | Grandparent or ancestor | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Kui | Progenitor, old man/woman | (Stn) |
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