āu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːu̯/, [ˈaːw]

Pronoun

āu

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.

Related terms

• kāu

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).

Māori

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːu/ [ˈɑːʉ]

Determiner

āu

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

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

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaː.u]
• Hyphenation: ā‧u

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qa-u. Akin to Hawaiian āu and Samoan au.

Pronoun

a āu

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

āu

1. (intransitive) to have a strong current

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 3