The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*ŋau₁ to chew, chew off

POC ŋau₁ to chew, chew off

OC
Hawaiian nau chew, munch, masticate; gnash the teeth; grinder, as of a sugar mill
Nukuoro ŋau chew (to suck juice out)
Kapingamarangi ŋau to chew
Gilbertese ŋau gluttony, voracity; gluttonous
Gitua ŋau pre-masticate food for an infant
Tuvaluan ŋau chew (but not swallow, as of sugarcane)
Sa'a ŋäu-he a feast; food
ŋäu to eat
Arosi ŋau-ŋau-raa gluttonous; a glutton
ŋau to eat food
Anuta ŋau to chew
Rennellese ŋau to chew, as pandanus, sugarcane, betel husks; to bite
Mota ŋau gnaw, champ, bite
Samoan ŋau to chew, as sugarcane
Niue ŋau to chew, as sugarcane
Tongan ŋau gnaw, chew, as sugarcane, in order to appropriate the juice only
Maori ŋau bite, gnaw

POC ŋau-ŋau to chew

OC
Gilbertese ŋau-ŋau very gluttonous; to gulp down, cram, devour
Sa'a ŋäu-ŋeu to eat
Arosi ŋau-ŋau to eat; a meal
Niue ŋau-ŋau to bite