Protoform: TAU-.14 [PN] Prefix to numerals, deriving nouns which denote a group (bunch, cluster) of that number
| Description: | Prefix to numerals, deriving nouns which denote a group (bunch, cluster) of that number |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *8 For reflexes with 'one' or 'two' see PN *tau-tasa, *tau-lua |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fijian | Tau | Prefix with numerals expressing collectives | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Kau/kolu | Triple, trinity, group of three | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | Kau- | Numeral classifier for fish | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Tau/toru, tou/toru | Ceinture d'Orion | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Tou/toru | Être suspendus trois par trois aux branches (fruits) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Tou/ʔa | Etre suspendus quatre par quatre aux branches (en parlant des fruits) | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Tou/fá | Forty, or an indefinite number Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tau/toru | Orion's belt; part of the constellation | (Wms) |
| Samoan | Taau/tolu | Three hanging together, as a cluster of three oranges, or three wives, etc. | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Tau/haa | Un paquet de quatre noix de cocos; les quatre étoiles de la Croix du Sud | (Aca) |
| Takuu | Tau/haa | Constellation: Four stars in Pegasus, outlining a square... | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Tau/rima | Constellation of five stars within Corvus... | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Tau- | Prefix used before a number, to indicate the number of things in a bunch | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Tau/toru, tai/toru | Orion's belt (a star cluster) | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Tau | Fruit marking prefix | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Tau/iva | Nine (of fruit); group of nine (fruit) | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Tau/tolu | Threesome, group of three (animals and fruit) | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tau- | Prefix to numerals from two to ten referring to almost any kind of countable objects (fish, years, bows, arrows, etc.) | (Hnh) |
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