ʻua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ua"

South Marquesan

South Marquesan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ʻua

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

ʻua

  1. two

Tahitian

Etymology

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

Particle

ʻua

  1. indicates the perfective aspect; shows that the verb following it happened in the past
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