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tāua

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See also: taua, tauã, and tāʻua

Maori

Pronoun

tāua

  1. First person dual inclusive
    we (you and I only)

See also

More information singular, dual ...

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtaː.ua]
  • Hyphenation: tā‧u‧a

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ta-ua. Cognates include Hawaiian kāua and Samoan tā'ua.

Pronoun

tāua

  1. we two (inclusive)
See also
More information independent, singular ...

1) Sympathetic
Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.

More information inalienable (O-type), singular ...

1) Sympathetic
Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns.

More information Definite inalienable (O-type), singular reference ...

1) Sympathetic

Etymology 2

Probably from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *taua (“ancestor”), whence Maori tāua (“ancestor”).

Noun

tāua

  1. importance, value

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 342
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