houtou
English
Etymology
Imitative, from its note.
Noun
houtou (plural houtous)
- A South American motmot.
- 1839, Charles Waterton, Wanderings in South America:
- The houtou shuns the society of man: the plantations and cultivated parts are too much disturbed to engage it to settle there […]
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Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-o-u-tou.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hʲo.u.ˈto.u/
- Hyphenation: ho‧u‧to‧u
Determiner
houtou
- (inalienable, indefinite) your
See also
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, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 320