māua

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See also: maua, Mauá, and māʻua

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ma-ua. Cognates include Maori māua and Tokelauan māua.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːu̯.a/, [ˈmaːw.wə]

Pronoun

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māua

  1. First person dual exclusive
    we (he/she and I, but not you)
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Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ma-ua. Cognates include Hawaiian māua and Tokelauan māua.

Pronoun

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māua

  1. First person dual exclusive
    we (he/she and I, but not you)

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Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmaː.ua]
  • Hyphenation: mā‧u‧a

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ma-ua. Cognates include Hawaiian māua and Samoan mā'ua.

Pronoun

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māua

  1. we two (exclusive)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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māua

  1. (often in the negative) to hear

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 201