| 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 |