ka‘o

Rarotongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kaso, from Proto-Oceanic *kaso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw (“rafter”).

Noun

ka‘o

  1. 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
  • “ka‘o” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.
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