kotau

Moriori

Etymology

Cognate with Māori koutou

Noun

kotau

  1. you (plural - 3 or more)

See also

Moriori personal pronouns
Number Person Free
Singular 1st au, kau
2nd ko'
3rd ii, aii
Dual 1st Exclusive maū, mauaka
Inclusive taū
2nd korū
3rd raū, rau
Plural 1st Exclusive matau
Inclusive tatau
2nd kotau
3rd ratau

References

  • Shand, Alexander (1894), “The Moriori People of the Chatham Islands: Their Traditions and History”, in The Journal of the Polynesian Society‎[1]
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