Protoform: TAU-.7B [PN] Prefix indicating reciprocal kin relation
| Description: | Prefix indicating reciprocal kin relation |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. CE *tai 'kin term, ?age class' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tau | Particle indicating linked relationship | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Tau- | Préfixe des couples de parenté | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Tau teehina | L'ensemble des frères et soeurs | (Rch) |
| Emae | Tau- | Collective prefix with kin terms. Tau-matua les deux époux; tau tinana mère et enfant | (Rve) |
| Fijian | Tau/taci- | The relationship of brother with brother (Cakaudrove) | (Cpl) |
| Nukuoro | Dau soa | Couple (not married); boyfriend, girlfriend | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Tau- | Prefix denoting reciprocal relationship of six types e.g. tau-tuhahine, relationship between sister and brother | (Ebt) |
| Takuu | Tau- | Group of people of the same age, generation | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Tau | Relational particle, indicator of linkage... | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Tau/tehina | Two or more persons related to one another as brothers (or males cousins), or as sisters (or female cousins) | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Tau- | Prefix, a pair, a couple . Prefix indicating a reciprocal pair | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Thau | Prenuclear qualifier signifying a pair or a group of people having a strong biological or social linking | (Hvn) |
| West Uvea | Tau/avanga | Couple d'époux | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Tau/maa | Les beaux-frères | (Hmn) |
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