lāua

See also: laua and lāʻua

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *la-ua. Cognate with Tokelauan 'lāua, and Samoan lā'ua, Rapa Nui raua and Maori rāua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːu̯.a/, [ˈlaːw.wə]

Pronoun

lāua

1. they two, those two

See also

Hawaiian personal pronouns

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au, wau	māua (exclusive) kāua (inclusive)	mākou (exclusive) kākou (inclusive)
2nd person	ʻoe	ʻolua	ʻoukou
3rd person	ia, ʻo ia	lāua	lākou

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *la-ua. Cognates include Maori rāua, Rapa Nui raua, Hawaiian lāua and Samoan lā'ua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaː.ua]
• Hyphenation: lā‧u‧a

Pronoun

lāua

1. they two

See also

Tokelauan personal pronouns

Independent
	singular	dual		plural
		long	short
1st person (excl.)	au, kita1	ki māua	ki mā	ki mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ki tāua	ki tā	ki tātou
2nd person	koe	koulua		koutou
3rd person	ia	ki lāua	ki lā	ki lātou
Agentive clitic
	singular	dual		plural
1st person (excl.)	kō	ki mā		ki mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ki tā		ki tātou
2nd person	kē	koulua		koutou
3rd person	ia	ki lā		ki lātou
1) Sympathetic *) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.

Tokelauan possessive pronouns

Inalienable (O-type)
	singular	dual		plural
		long	short
1st person (excl.)	o oku, o kita1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	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 (excl.)	a aku, a kita1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	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

Tokelauan possessive determiners

	Definite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	toku, tota1	to māua	to mā	to mātou	oku, ota1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	to tāua	to tā	to tātou	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person	tō	toulua		toutou	ō	oulua		outou
3rd person	tona	to lāua	to lā	to lātou	ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou
	Definite alienable (A-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	taku, tata1	ta māua	ta mā	ta mātou	aku, ata1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ta tāua	ta tā	ta tātou	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person	tau	taulua		tautou	au	aulua		autou
3rd person	tana	ta lāua	ta lā	ta lātou	ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou
	Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	hoku, hota1	ho māua	ho mā	ho mātou	ni oku, ni ota1	ni o māua	ni o mā	ni o mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ho tāua	ho tā	ho tātou	―	ni o tāua	ni o tā	ni o tātou
2nd person	hō	houlua		houtou	ni ō	ni oulua		ni outou
3rd person	hona	ho lāua	ho lā	ho lātou	ni ona	ni o lāua	ni o lā	ni o lātou
	Indefinite alienable (A-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	haku, hata1	ha māua	ha mā	ha mātou	ni aku, ni ata1	ni a māua	ni a mā	ni a mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ha tāua	ha tā	ha tātou	―	ni a tāua	ni a tā	ni a tātou
2nd person	hau	haulua		hautou	ni au	ni aulua		ni autou
3rd person	hana	ha lāua	ha lā	ha lātou	ni ana	ni a lāua	ni a lā	ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 171