Protoform: QAO.3 [NP] Appropriate, suitable
| Description: | Appropriate, suitable |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *qaoga "useful, suitable" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Maori | Ao | Right, fitting | (Wms) |
| Niue | H/ao | To fit Problematic | (Sph) |
| Niue | Te/ao | In vain; without purpose, without reason; to have nothing, to mind one's own business Problematic | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Ao | Sufficient | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Kaae mea e /ao/ ai | There is nothing to be done about it | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Ao | Successful at something, e.g. diving deeply | (Sby) |
| Rotuman | ʔAo | To be of use Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Ao | Excellent, perfect, as a house, boat etc. | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Ao | It is essential to, one must | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Ao | Be good, successful at catching or gathering foodstuffs | (Sma) |
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