Protoform: RAQA-KAU.B [PN] Wood, wooden; piece of wood, stick, object made of wood; tool, device
| Description: | Wood, wooden; piece of wood, stick, object made of wood; tool, device |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Rakau | Wood, stick, club, plank, timber, log | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Laʔakau | Bois; bâton | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | ʔAkau | Bois Borrowed | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Laʔakau | Sorte de lance courte en bois... | (Rch) |
| Emae | Raakau | (Piece of) wood, stick, timber | (Clk) |
| Emae | Raakau toroa | Bottom piece of fireplough | (Clk) |
| Hawaiian | Laaʔau | Wood, timber; stick, pole, rod; splinter; club, blow or stroke of a club; strength, rigidness, hardness, male erection; wooden, woody, stiff as wood; to have formed mature wood (as of a seedling) | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Raakau | Piece of wood | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Laagau | Stick, pole, log | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | Raakau | Bois | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | ʔAkau | Bois, corps ligneux; chose quelconque en général | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Kaʔau | Bois; mot dont on se sert pour exprimer toutes sortes de choses qu'on ne connaît pas Phonologically Irregular | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Raakau | Wood, timber; stick, spar, mast; weapon; wooden | (Wms) |
| Niue | Akau | Wood, timber; weapon | (Sph) |
| Niue | Laakau | Sewing machine Borrowed | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Raakau, laakau | Wood (material); log, stick | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Laagau | Wood, stick (of wood) | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Raakau | Stick, plank, timber, wood | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Rakau | Stick | (Lmt) |
| Rarotongan | Raakau | Timber, piece of wood, stick, pole, plank, board, bat, racquet, etc.; made of wood, wooden | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Gaʔakau | Log, stick; canoe log; shark tail; fighting club | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Laʔau | Wood, timber; firewood (Tutuila); a club; a small axe | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Laʔau/taa | A stick for striking the sea to drive fishes into a net | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Laaʔau | Wood; apparatus, set; machine, instrument | (Mnr) |
| Sikaiana | Laakau alo | A fishing rod used for bonito | (Dnr) |
| Sikaiana | Laakau | Stick | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Raaʔau | Bois (matière), en bois. Wood, timber of any kind, any thing made of wood (Dvs). | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Laakau, raakau | Sticks | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Rakau | Material: wood, timber, stick; in names of building parts and implements | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Laakau | Timber, log, stick, wood; set, apparatus; musical instrument; skipjack fishing rod | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Aców | Wood; any sort of club | (Mar) |
| Tongan | ʔAkau-taa | Club (weapon); bow (of violin) | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Raakau | A stick, twig; any piece of wood; wood in general, a log; (coll.) a spear, weapon; the phallus | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Laakau | Stick; penis | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Laakau hika | (Bed of) fire plough | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lakau a galepuu | Rafter horizontal across at short end of house | (Hnh) |
| West Futuna | Rakau | Club | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Laakau | Bois; morceau de bois; perche pour cueillir les fruits | (Hmn) |
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