ka‘o
Rarotongan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *kaso, from Proto-Oceanic *kaso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw (“rafter”).
Noun edit
- thatch rafter
- Kua ‘iri te kāmuta i te rākau mēmeitaki ‘ei ka‘o nō te ‘are.
- The carpenter selected the best rods for the thatch rafters.
- E ‘are ka‘o mātūtū tēia ē te tikatika.
- This house has strong and straight rafters.
- Tē ‘aerē ra te tangata ki runga i te maunga kā pari ka‘o.
- The people are going on to the mountain to cut thatch rafters.
References edit
- “ka‘o” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.