Protoform: LAU.2B [PN] Indefinite large number, countless
| Description: | Indefinite large number, countless |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *rau.2 "hundred". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Lau | Many, numerous, four hundred | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Rau | Very large number | (Ebt) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Aka/rau | To make more; to multiply | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | ʔAu | Many | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rau | A large number | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Rau | Many | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Lau | An army | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Rau | Many (indefinite number) | (Bse) |
| Rotuman | Rau/rau | Countless Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Saʔa | Rau/i halu | Ten thousand (Coconuts) | (Ivs) |
| Tahitian | Rau | Etre varié, être de toutes sortes. Many, indefinitely (Dvs). | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Lau- | Collective noun prefix for a group of people | (Mle) |
| Tongan | Lau | An indefinite number of | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Low vale | A countless number | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Rau | Countless, indefinite number, innumerable | (Stn) |
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