Protoform: TAU.2 [PN] Hang, be suspended
| Description: | Hang, be suspended |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> PN *taau-ga "hanging basket for storing cooked food", NP *tau-ama "rope connecting outrigger with canoe" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Paka/tau | To place something around one's neck | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Tou/tou | To hang (down) | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Tou/tou/taringa | Ear ring, traditionally made from turtle shell | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Tau | Hang (e.g. washing on line) | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Tautau | Pendre; suspendre | (Btn) |
| Easter Island | Tau(tau) | To hang, suspend | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Tau/aki | Drape over (a wire, chair back, etc.) | (Wbr) |
| Emae | Tau | Rest on, hang | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Kau | Hang, suspend, perch, rest | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Tau | V.i. hang | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Dau | To hang up (as mats as wind-screens) | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Kau | Wear | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Tauu/ri | Lier, attacher | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Tou/taʔi, tou/rua, etc. | Etre suspendus un par un, deux par deux, etc. aux branches (en paralant des fruits) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Tou/piri | Fléchir (se dit des branches que les fruits font fléchir) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Tou/raro | Etre pendant, suspendu en bas, de façon à ce que l'on puisse y atteindre | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Tau parau | Pearl shell pendant | (Bck) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Haka/tau/tau | Hang (?) | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | Tau/tau | Suspendu, suspendre. Suspendre un objet (Lch). Anse (de panier); handle (of basket) (Atl). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Tau/ʔeva | Suspendu; peser à la balance romaine ou au crochet. Hanging, suspended (Atl). Suspendre un objet (Dln). | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Tou/tóu | Suspended by a cord; the cord by which a gourd is suspended | (Crk) |
| Moriori | Tau | Line, string, cord | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Tau/tau | Cluster, bunch | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tau/tau | Hang suspended; tie in bunches; thread on string | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tau | Loop of cord attaching a club to the wrist; cord handle of a basket | (Bgs) |
| Niuafoʔou | Tau/mataʔu | Fishing line | (Gry) |
| Niue | Tau | To hang up, suspend | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Tau | Hang (down) (vi) | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Dau balabala | Slack (of rope) | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Dau | To fasten (a rope, etc.) between two points; hung up, suspended | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Ki/tau | To tie, to fasten | (Crn) |
| Penrhyn | Tau/tau | Hang down, be hanging | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Tau/tau | Hang, suspend | (Mta) |
| Rapa | Tau/ria te numu | Cluster (?) | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Tau/tau | Bananas (generic term) | (Sks) |
| Rennellese | Tau | To hang, as clothes, wear, as a necklace | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Tau | Hang, as clothes on line, basked on hook etc. | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Tau/tau | Hang (as clothes on a line, or fruit from a tree) | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Tau/tau | Etre suspendu, pendre | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Tau | Hang, suspend | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Tau | To hang (as a necklace on neck) | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Tau/tau | Hang up, be hanging | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Tau | Hang v.t. | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Tów-tów. Táoo/be. | To hang. Pendent, hanging. | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Tau(tau) | Depend, hand down | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Tau/tau | Hanging | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Thau (trans. tau/lia) | Hang (vi) | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tau/aki | Fish with kite | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Tau/tau/fare, tou/toua/fare | Spider, spider web | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Tau-ria, tou-ria | To hang | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Tau/tau | Suspendu | (Hmn) |
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