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.