Protoform: TAQU.2A [FJ] Preposed particle marking nouns as plural or members of a class
| Description: | Preposed particle marking nouns as plural or members of a class |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tau | Preposed particle enumerating canoes | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Taʔu | Genre, sorte, espèce; classe d'âge | (Mfr) |
| Hawaiian | Kau | Particle indicating plural | (Pki) |
| Marquesas | Tau | Plural marker before nouns. Marque du pluriel pour un grand nombre (Lch). Number marker: plural (Mtu). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Tou | Used before nouns to express the plural number, where it seems necessary for distinction | (Crk) |
| Niue | Tau | Plural marker of both definite and indefinite noun phrases | (Sph) |
| Rennellese | Taʔu | Indicator of a mass or group | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Tau | A sign of the plural applied to birds. Classificatory particle used for things in bunches or clusters (Mnr). | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Tau | Quelques | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Tau | Numerical classifier of canoes | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Toʔu | Preposed to certain human nouns to mean "class of, group of" | (Cwd) |
| West Uvea | Tau- | Indefinite pluraliser marking human groups | (Hmn) |
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