āu

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Hawaiian entries#AU

Pronunciation

Pronoun

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  1. yours, your Second person singular possessive, a-type.

Usage notes

  • Used after negatives, numbers, certain prepositions, and after nouns preceded by an article or a k-determiner.

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of āu – see 後 (“behind; rear; back; later; after; afterwards; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 後).
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Māori

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Māori entries#AU

Pronunciation

Determiner

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  1. your; dual/plural alienable

Declension

Māori possessive pronouns
singular object dual/plural object
A category O category neutral A category O category neutral
singular
subject		 1st person tāku tōku taku āku ōku aku
2nd person tāu tōu tō āu ōu ō
3rd person tāna tōna tana āna ōna ana
dual
subject		 1st person, inclusive tā tāua tō tāua — ā tāua ō tāua —
1st person, exclusive tā māua tō māua — ā māua ō māua —
2nd person tā kōrua tō kōrua — ā kōrua ō kōrua —
3rd person tā rāua tō rāua — ā rāua ō rāua —
plural
subject		 1st person, inclusive tā tātou tō tātou — ā tātou ō tātou —
1st person, exclusive tā mātou tō mātou — ā mātou ō mātou —
2nd person tā koutou tō koutou — ā koutou ō koutou —
3rd person tā rātou tō rātou — ā rātou ō rātou —

A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

Further reading

  • John C. Moorfield (2011), “āu”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index‎, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#ĀUCategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#ĀU *qa-u. Akin to Hawaiian āu and Samoan au.

Pronoun

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  1. (alienable) yours
See also
Tokelauan possessive pronouns
inalienable (O-type) singular dual plural
long short
1st person (exclusive) o oku, o kita1 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (inclusive) ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person o ōu, o koe o koulua o koutou
3rd person o ona o lāua o lā o lātou
alienable (A-type) singular dual plural
long short
1st person (exclusive) a aku, a kita1 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (inclusive) ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person a āu, a koe a koulua a koutou
3rd person a ana a lāua a lā a lātou

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

Etymology 2

Verb

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  1. (intransitiveCategory:Tokelauan intransitive verbs#ĀU) to have a strong current

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 3
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