| OC | ||
| Nukuoro | duai | old (in the past) |
| Kapingamarangi | duai | late, to take a long time |
| Gilbertese | tuai | of long duration, past or future, so old, lasting onwards; long ago; forever |
| Uruava | tuari | old |
| Mono-Alu | tuali-na | old |
| Toqabaqita | kwali-ʔa | of an object, material, be old; member of second generation and beyond, ascending or descending; grandparent, grandchild, etc.; mother’s brother, mother’s sister, father’s sister; sibling’s child |
| Bugotu | tuali | old, of an article |
| Lau | kwali | to be old, worn out (house, net, etc.) |
| kwali-na | descendant | |
| Tuvaluan | faka-tuai | to delay |
| tuai | late | |
| Sa'a | wæli | a space of time, long past |
| Malango | tuali | old (of things or persons) |
| Talise | tuali | old (of things or persons) |
| Tolo | tuali | old (of things) |
| Arosi | sae wari | an old man |
| wari | old, chiefly of living things; long ago | |
| na wari-sa | of old time | |
| Fagani | wari | old (things or persons) |
| Anuta | tuei | wait; old, ancient |
| Rennellese | tuai | to be ancient, very old; ancient times; to be late or tardy |
| Mota | tuai | of long duration, past or future, so old, lasting onwards |
| Samoan | faʔa-tua-tuai | ask for time (to consider a problem or to arrive at a decision, etc.); play for time; delay |
| faʔa-tuai | delay, hold up (the progress of something) | |
| tuai | be late; be delayed; take a long time; later; lateness, being late | |
| tua-tuai | be slow | |
| Wailengi | ta-tuai | old |
| Raga | tuai | old |
| Aore | na-tuai | old |
| Araki | ruai | before, beforehand; in olden time, a long time ago |
| Vao | mo-tue | old |
| Nasarian | i-vi-twai | old |
| Makatea | tuai | old |
| Niue | faka-tuai | slow, late (as work being done) |
| tuai | old, ancient; ancient times | |
| Tongan | tuai | from of old, from days long since gone by, since very early times; ancient |
| Rarotongan | tuai | the ancient hand-grater or shredding |
| Proto-North-Central Vanuatu | tuai | long time, long ago, old |
| Nakanamanga | tuai | formerly, old, before |
| Moli | tuali | old (of things) |