Tokelau

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→ Arabic: تُوكِيلَاو (tūkīlāw)

→ Arabic: تُوكِيلَاو (tūkīlāw)

→ English: Tokelau

→ Japanese: トケラウ (tokerau)

Ko kimatou, ia tagata o Tokelau, e takutino

1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau], page 1:

Te Atua o nuku, te Atua o Tokelau.

2012, “Tokelau mō te Atua [Tokelau for the God]”:

The God of villages, the God of Tokelau.

Tokelau (three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean)


te

From Proto-Polynesian *te. Cognates include Hawaiian ke and Samoan le.


ao

From Proto-Polynesian *qaho. Cognates include Hawaiian ao and Samoan ao.


ao

From Proto-Polynesian *qao. Cognates include Hawaiian ao and Samoan ao.


ao

From Proto-Polynesian *ao. Cognates include Maori ao and Samoan ao.


ao

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *qao. Cognates include Maori ao and Samoan ao.

(intransitive) to be good at gathering food


ao

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *qao (“authority”). Cognates include Tahitian ao (“heaven”) and Samoan ao (“chief”).


ao

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ao. Cognates include Tahitian ao and Tuvaluan ao.

A grossly misformed coconut without any flesh or juice inside.


i

From Proto-Polynesian *i. Cognates include Hawaiian i and Samoan i.

Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.

This foundation is recognised in the villages and if their people repetedly do things together, and they live together in peace and happiness.


one

From Proto-Polynesian *qone (“sand”). Cognates include Hawaiian one and Samoan one.


toe

From Proto-Polynesian *toe. Cognates include Tuvaluan toe and Samoan toe.


o

From Proto-Polynesian *o. Cognates include Hawaiian o and Samoan o.


o

From Proto-Polynesian *o. Cognates include Hawaiian ō and Samoan o.


alo

From Proto-Polynesian *qaro. Cognates include Hawaiian alo and Samoan alo.


alo

From Proto-Polynesian *qalo. Cognates include Tuvaluan alo and Samoan alo.


ai

From Proto-Polynesian *hai. Cognates include Hawaiian ai and Samoan ai.


ai

From Proto-Polynesian *ai. Cognates include Hawaiian ai and Samoan ai.

Anaphoric particle used to refer to an adverbial clause; there, then


ia

From Proto-Polynesian *ia. Cognates include Hawaiian ia and Samoan ia.


ia

From Proto-Polynesian *ia. Cognates include Maori ia and Samoan ia.


ia

Used to introduce a new topic; so, anyway


aku

From Proto-Polynesian *qa-ku. Cognates include Maori āku.


aku

From Proto-Polynesian *haku. Cognates include Hawaiian aʻu and Samoan a'u.


kita

From Proto-Polynesian *ki-ta. Cognates include Tongan kita and Samoan kita.


he

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se. Cognates include Hawaiian he and Maori he.


e

From Proto-Polynesian *e. Cognates include Hawaiian e and Samoan e.

Marks the subject of a transitive verb; by


e

We, the people of Tokelau, (do) speak openly


ni

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ni. Cognates include Tuvaluan ni and Samoan ni.


ni

Changes a statement into a polite question; isn't it? doesn't it?


au

From Proto-Polynesian *au. Cognates include Hawaiian au and Samoan a'u.


au

From Proto-Polynesian *-u. Cognates include Hawaiian āu and Samoan āu.


au

From Proto-Polynesian *aqu. Cognates include Tongan aʻu and Samoan au.


au

From Proto-Polynesian *qau. Cognats include Hawaiian au and Maori au.


au

From Proto-Polynesian *qahu. Cognates include Hawaiian au and Samoan au.


au

From Proto-Polynesian *hau. Cognates include Maori au and Samoan au.


lava

From Proto-Polynesian *lawa. Cognates include Hawaiian lawa and Samoan lava.


lava

Expresses exclusiveness of the preceding word; just, only

Intensifies the preceding word; just (the same), right (now)

Forms a reflexive from the preceding personal pronoun; -self


ika

From Proto-Polynesian *ika. Cognates include Hawaiian iʻa and Samoan i'a.


mate

From Proto-Polynesian *mate. Cognates include Hawaiian make and Samoan mate.


mate

From Proto-Polynesian *mate. Cognates include Tongan mate and Samoan mate.


tau

From Proto-Polynesian *taqu. Cognates include Hawaiian kau and Samoan tau.


tau

From Proto-Polynesian *tau. Cognates include Tongan tou and Samoan tau.


tau

From Proto-Polynesian *tau. Cognates include Tongan tau and Samoan tau.


tau

From Proto-Polynesian *tau. Cognates include Maori tau and Samoan tau.


tau

From Proto-Polynesian *tau. Cognates include Tuvaluan tau and Samoan tau.


tau

From Proto-Polynesian *tau. Cognates include Rapa tau and Samoan tau.

The point where the keel meets the stern of the canoe.


tau

Fresh nest fern leaves, used to cover a traditional oven.


tau

Used to indicate the exclusiveness of the following noun or pronoun; just, only, merely


tau

Used to indicate the focus lies on the following noun; concerning, regarding


tau

Used to indicate that the action of the following verb is beginning; starting to; beginning to


tau

Only used in tau ma (“to be fed up with”)


leo

From Proto-Polynesian *leo. Cognates include Hawaiian leo and Maori reo.


papa

From Proto-Polynesian *papa (“flat surface”). Cognates include Hawaiian papa and Maori papa.


papa

From Proto-Polynesian *papa (“fish”). Cognates include Maori pā and Samoan papa.


papa

(intransitive) to group together into a school


manu

From Proto-Polynesian *manu. Cognates include Hawaiian manu and Samoan manu.

The upright piece of a canoe's front or back.


pea

From Proto-Polynesian *pea. Cognates include Tongan pea and Samoan pea.

continuous action
continuous aspect#English

Indicates a continuous action; keep on, continuously

Indicates that the action was performed in spite of what preceded; nevertheless, still


pea

A woman's costume worn over a long skirt.


pea

Borrowed from English bear. Cognates include Hawaiian pea, Maori pea, Tahitian pea and Wallisian pea.


nei

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nei. Cognates include Hawaiian nei and Samoan nei.


lagi

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi. Cognates include Hawaiian lani and Samoan lagi.


lagi

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi. Cognates include Maori rangi and Samoan lagi.


ono

From Proto-Polynesian *ono. Cognates include Hawaiian ono and Samoan ono.


ono

From Proto-Polynesian *qono. Cognates include Hawaiian ono and Tuvaluan ono.


pehe

From Proto-Polynesian *pese. Cognates include Tahitian pehe and Samoan pese.


ona

Introduces subordinate clauses after mafai, tatau, faigatā and faigofie.


ona

From Proto-Polynesian *o-na. Cognates include Hawaiian ona and Samoan ona.


ona

This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and [if] they live together in peace and happiness.


lua

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ. Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Samoan lua.


lua

From Proto-Polynesian *lua. Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Samoan lua.


lua

From Proto-Polynesian *lua. Cognates include Tongan lua and Samoan lua.


ilo

From Proto-Polynesian *qilo. Cognates include Tongan ʻilo and Niuean ilo.

(transitive, of food) to check (if something is done)


gata

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋata. Cognates include Hawaiian naka and Maori ngata.


toki

From Proto-Polynesian *toki. Cognates include Hawaiian koʻi and Samoan to'i.


kai

From Proto-Polynesian *kai. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻai and Samoan 'ai.


kai

From Proto-Polynesian *kai. Cognates include Tobanga kai and Nukuoro gai.

Indicates disapproval and/or dissatisfaction.

Indicates regret that something didn't happen.


ko

From Proto-Polynesian *ko. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻo and Samoan ʻo.

Marks the succeeding noun as in apposition of the preceding noun.


tata

From Proto-Polynesian *tata. Cognates include Tuvaluan tata and Samoan tata.

A kind of fish trap, consisting of a wooden frame that can be closed by pulling a rope.


ala

From Proto-Polynesian *hala. Cognates include Hawaiian ala and Samoan ala.


ala

From Proto-Polynesian *qara. Cognates include Hawaiian ala and Samoan ala.

(stative, of watercraft) to be close to the wind


moa

From Proto-Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Hawaiian moa and Samoan moa.


moa

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Tahitian moa and Samoan moa.


-a

From Proto-Polynesian *-a. Cognates include Tuvaluan -a and Samoan -a.

aiha (“ice”) → aihā (“to be icy”)

manava (“belly”) → manavā (“to be big-bellied”)

Creates a verb denoting an abundancy of the suffixed noun; -ful


-a

Added to transitive verbs when preceded by the subject pronoun.


tala

From Proto-Polynesian *tala. Cognates include Hawaiian kala and Samoan tala.


tala

From Proto-Polynesian *tara. Cognates include Tahitian tara and Samoan tala.


tala

(transitive) to let a pharmacist make (a drug)


tala

From Proto-Polynesian *tala. Cognates include Maori tara and Samoan tara.


ma

From Proto-Polynesian *ma. Cognates include Maori mā and Samoan ma.


ma

Marks a prospective role of the subject; as, for


lima

From Proto-Polynesian *lima. Cognates include Hawaiian lima and Samoan lima.


ana

From Proto-Polynesian *qana. Cognates include Hawaiian ana and Samoan ana.


ana

(intransitive, + i) to live, dwell (in caves)


ana

From Proto-Polynesian *qa-na. Cognates include Hawaiian āna and Samoan āna.


loi

From Proto-Polynesian *roe. Cognates include Rapa Nui roe and Samoan loi.


loi

From Proto-Polynesian *loqi. Cognates include Tahitian roi and Tuvaluan loi.

blue-spotted grouper
blue-spotted grouper

blue-spotted grouper (Cephalopholis argus)


mai

From Proto-Polynesian *mai. Cognates include Hawaiian mai and Samoan mai.

Mai te kāloā, ko nā tālaaga ki nā fenua o Atafu, Nukunonu, Fakaofo, ma Olohega na fauhia kē fai ma o matou kāiga.

From the ancient times, of the tales, the islands of Atafu, Nukunonu, Fakaofo and Olohega You created together, as our home.


mai

Indicates the motion of the action of the preceding verb towards the speaker; towards, to


logo

From Proto-Polynesian *roŋo. Cognates include Hawaiian lono and Samoan logo.


aka

From Proto-Polynesian *aka. Cognates include Hawaiian aʻa and Samoan a'a.


aka

From Proto-Polynesian *qaka. Cognates include Tuvaluan aka and Samoan a'a.


aka

(transitive, weaving) to weave (a skirt) by holding the weaving string on the foot


ki

From Proto-Polynesian *ki. Cognates include Hawaiian i and Samoan 'i. The sense of the direct object stems from the comparison of a thought's motion to a physical motion.


mea

From Proto-Polynesian *meqa. Cognates include Hawaiian mea and Samoan mea.


fale

From Proto-Polynesian *fale. Cognates include Hawaiian hale and Samoan fale.


lelei

From Proto-Polynesian *lelei. Cognates include Tuvaluan lelei and Samoan lelei.


tuku

From Proto-Polynesian *tuku. Cognates include Hawaiian kuʻu and Samoan tuʻu.


Me

Borrowed from English May. Akin to Hawaiian Mei and Maori Mei.


Toga

Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


mata

From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Hawaiian maka and Samoan mata.


oho

From Proto-Polynesian *qoho. Cognates include Hawaiian ō and Samoan oso.


oho

From Proto-Polynesian *qoso. Cognates include Tongan ʻoho and Samoan oso.


oho

(intransitive, of celestial bodies) to rise

(intransitive, of emotions) to arise; to flare up


iva

From Proto-Polynesian *hiwa. Cognates include Hawaiian iwa and Samoan iva.


hau

From Proto-Polynesian *saqu. Cognates include Tuvaluan sau and Samoan sau.

E hau au mai Tokelau.


hau

From Proto-Polynesian *sau. Cognates include Hawaiian hau and Samoan sau.


afi

From Proto-Polynesian *afi. Cognates include Hawaiian ahi and Samoan afi.


vai

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai. Cognates include Hawaiian wai and Samoan vai.


a

From Proto-Polynesian *a. Cognates include Maori a and Tuvaluan a.

a personal article, used after the prepositions i and ki and before personal names or names of months


a

From Proto-Polynesian *qa. Cognates include Hawaiian a and Samoan a.


lele

From Proto-Polynesian *lele. Cognates include Hawaiian lele and Samoan lele.


lele

Intensifies the preceding word; indeed, of course, very


vae

From Proto-Polynesian *waqe. Cognates include Hawaiian wae and Samoan vae.


vae

From Proto-Polynesian *wahe. Cognates include Maori wae and Samoan vae.


koe

From Proto-Polynesian *koe. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻoe and Samoan 'oe.


tama

From Proto-Polynesian *tama. Cognates include Hawaiian kama and Samoan tama.


tō

From Proto-Polynesian *te-o-u. Cognates include Hawaiian kou and Samoan lou.


tō

From Proto-Polynesian *toqo. Cognates include Tongan toˈo and Samoan to.


tō

(intransitive) to set (go down the horizon)


tō

From Proto-Polynesian *to. Cognates include Hawaiian kō and Samoan tō.


tō

(transitive) to sing the starting note of


ata

From Proto-Polynesian *ata. Cognates include Hawaiian aka, Maori ata, and Samoan ata.


ata

From Proto-Polynesian *ata. Cognates include Pukapukan ata.

Used to indicate one's ability to perform the action of the following verb; be able to


oku

From Proto-Polynesian *o-ku. Cognates include Maori ōku.


tipi

From Proto-Polynesian *tipi. Cognates include Hawaiian kipi (“to dig”) and Samoan tipi (“axe”).


tū

From Proto-Polynesian *tuqu. Cognates include Hawaiian ku and Samoan tū.

(intransitive, + ki) to stand (by someone)

(intransitive, of fishing lines) to reach the bottom


tū

(intransitive, of firestone fires) to be kindled


mala

From Proto-Polynesian *mala. Cognates include Hawaiian mala and Samoan mala.


tapu

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu. Cognates include Hawaiian kapu and Samoan tapu.


pili

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *pili. Cognates include Hawaiian pili and Tuvaluan pili.


pili

From Proto-Polynesian *pili. Cognates include Tuvaluan pili and Samoan pili.


uho

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *uso. Cognates include Nuguria uso and Samoan uso.


uho

From Proto-Polynesian *uso. Cognates include Tongan uho and Niuean uho.


teine

From Proto-Polynesian *taqahine. Cognates include Tongan taʻahine and Samoan teine.


hata

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-qa-ta.


aho

From Proto-Polynesian *qaso. Cognates include Maori aho and Samoan aso.

Talu mai nā aho o Maui, ma Tui Tokelau ko te laukelekele, te tai, ma te ea nae fakaolaola ai o matou tagata

Ever since the days of Maui, and Tui Tokelau, the land, the sea, it was them that stimulated our people


aho

From Proto-Polynesian *qaso. Cognates include Tongan ʻaho and Samoan aso.

oceanic whitetip shark
oceanic whitetip shark

Carcharhinus longimanus
Carcharhinus longimanus#Translingual

oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)


fai

From Proto-Polynesian *fai. Cognates include Maori whai and Samoan fai.


fai

From Proto-Polynesian *fai. Cognates include Tongan fai and Samoan fai.


vaka

From Proto-Polynesian *waka. Cognates include Hawaiian waʻa and Samoan va'a.


moko

From Proto-Polynesian *moko. Cognates include Hawaiian moʻo and Samoan moʻo.


moana

From Proto-Polynesian *moana. Cognates include Hawaiian moana and Samoan moana.


oti

From Proto-Polynesian *qoti. Cognates include Hawaiian oki and Samoan oti.


matua

From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa (“mature”). Cognates include Tuvaluan matua and Rapa Nui matu'a.


matua

(stative) to be matured (ready for picking)


namu

From Proto-Polynesian *namu. Cognates include Maori namu and Samoan namu.


tolu

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu. Cognates include Hawaiian kolu and Samoan tolu.


atua

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua. Cognates include Hawaiian akua and Samoan atua.


gali

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋali. Cognates include Hawaiian nani and Maori ngari.


gali

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋali. Cognates include Hawaiian nali and Samoan gali.


tā

From Proto-Polynesian *ta. Cognates include Samoan tā.


tā

From Proto-Polynesian *ta. Cognates include Hawaiian kā and Samoan tā.


tā

(transitive) to build (a house or a canoe)

(transitive) to play (a musical instrument)

(transitive) to fish for (a school of fish)

(transitive, + ki) to tie (a rope) around


alofa

From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Cognates include Samoan alofa and Hawaiian aloha.


umu

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *umu. Cognates include East Futuna umu and Tuvaluan umu.

titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)


umu

From Proto-Polynesian *qumu. Cognates include Hawaiian imu and Samoan umu.


loto

From Proto-Polynesian *loto. Cognates include Tongan loto and Samoan loto.


loto

From Proto-Polynesian *loto. Cognates include Hawaiian loko and Samoan loto.


haku

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-qa-ku.


mahimahi

From Proto-Polynesian *masi-masi. Cognates include Hawaiian mahimahi and Samoan masimasi.

Coryphaena hippurus
Coryphaena hippurus#Translingual


ota

From Proto-Polynesian *qota (“raw”). Cognates include Maori ota and Samoan ota.


ota

(transitive) to order (request some product)


tahi

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi. Cognates include Hawaiian kahi and Samoan tasi.


apu

Malus domestica
Malus domestica#Translingual


talu

From Proto-Polynesian *talu. Cognates include Tongan talu and Samoan talu.


hama

From Proto-Polynesian *sama. Cognates include Samoan sama and Fijian sama.

(intransitive) to shine one's body by rubbing coconut oil on it


vili

head

vili (plural fetuli or fētutuli or taufetuli)

fetuli (plural)
fētutuli (plural)
taufetuli (plural)

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wiliwili. Cognates include Emae viriviri and Wallisian vili.


vili

From Proto-Polynesian *wili. Cognates include Hawaiian wili and Samoan vili.


vili

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wili. Cognates include Tuvaluan vili and Samoan vili.

lot (used to determine a question by chance)


vili

From Proto-Polynesian *wili. Cognates include Tongan vili and Samoan vili.


fano

From Proto-Polynesian *fano. Cognates include Maori whano and Samoan fano.


hana

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-qa-na.


hana

From Proto-Polynesian *sana. Cognates include Tongan hana and Samoan sana.


hā

From Proto-Polynesian *saqa. Cognates include Maori hā and Samoan sā.


fiti

From Proto-Polynesian *fiti. Cognates include Maori whiti and Samoan fiti.


fā

From Proto-Polynesian *fa. Cognates include Hawaiian hā and Samoan fā.


hē

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *seqe. Cognates include Tuvaluan hē and Samoan sē.


hē

From Proto-Polynesian *se. Cognates include Maori hē and Samoan sē.

(intransitive) to lose one's way, get lost


hē

From Proto-Polynesian *seqe. Cognates include Maori whē and Samoan sē.


kē

From Proto-Polynesian *ke. Cognates include Tuvaluan kee and Samoan 'e.


mō

From Proto-Polynesian *moqo. Cognates include Maori mo and Samoan mō.

Marks the intention of an inalienably possessed object; for, about


nā

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋa. Cognates include Hawaiian nā and Tuvaluan gaa. The change from *ŋ to n is irregular.


nā

From Proto-Polynesian *naqa. Cognates include Tongan naʻa and Samoan ne'i.

Introduces a subordinate clause; lest, in case


nā

Expresses exclusiveness of the following nominal; only, just


nā

From Proto-Polynesian *naqa. Cognates include Hawaiian nā and Samoan nā.


lā

From Proto-Polynesian *laqa. Cognates include Hawaiian lā and Samoan lā.


lā

From Proto-Polynesian *la. Cognates include Hawaiian lā and Samoan lā.


lā

From Proto-Polynesian *raqa. Cognates include Tongan vaʻa and Samoan la.


lā

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *la. Cognates include Samoan lā.


mā

(to a male) brother-in-law (one's sister's husband)

(to a male) cousin-in-law (one's cousin's husband)


mā

From Proto-Polynesian *ma. Cognates include Tuvaluan maa and Samoan mā.


mā

From Proto-Polynesian *maqa. Cognates include Maori mā and Samoan mā.

Marks the intent of an alianably possessed object; for, about


ō

From Proto-Polynesian *o. Cognates include Tongan oo and Samoan lō.


galo

From Proto-Polynesian *galo. Cognates include Hawaiian nalo and Samoan galo.


galo

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *galo. Cognates include Wallisian galo and Samoan galo.


kupu

From Proto-Polynesian *kupu. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻupu and Samoan 'upu.


kupu

From Proto-Polynesian *kupu. Cognates include Tongan kupu and Samoan 'upu.


kua

From Proto-Polynesian *kua. Cognates include Maori kua and Samoan ʻua.


afe

From Proto-Polynesian *afe₂. Cognates include Samoan afe and Tuvaluan afe


afe

From Proto-Polynesian *afe. Cognates include Samoan afe and Tuvaluan afe.


tona

From Proto-Polynesian *te-o-na. Cognates include Hawaiian kona and Samoan lona.


tona

From Proto-Polynesian *tona-tona (“clitoris”). Cognates include Maori tonetone and Samoan tona.


iloa

From Proto-Polynesian *qilo-a, equivalent to ilo (“to be aware of”) + -a. Cognates include Tongan ʻiloa and Samoan iloa.


tili

From Proto-Polynesian *tili. Cognates include Maori tiri and Samoan tili.


tili

messenger that brings emergency messages


tomua

From Proto-Polynesian *to-muqa. Cognates include Maori tōmua and Samoan tomua.


vali

From Proto-Polynesian *wali. Cognates include Samoan vali and Tuvaluan vali.


atu

From Proto-Polynesian *qatu. Cognates include Tongan ʻotu and Samoan atu.


atu

From Proto-Polynesian *qatu. Cognates include Hawaiian aku and Tongan ʻatu.

Katsuwonus pelamis
Katsuwonus pelamis#Translingual


atu

From Proto-Polynesian *atu. Cognates include Hawaiian aku and Samoan atu.

Used to denote a motion of the action of the preceding verb from the speaker to the hearer; away


tane

From Proto-Polynesian *tane. Cognates include Hawaiian kane and Samoan tane.


tane

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


halu

From Proto-Polynesian *salu. Cognates include Tuvaluan halu and Samoan salu.


aua

From Proto-Polynesian *qaua. Cognates include Maori aua and Samoan aua.


aua

From Proto-Polynesian *qaua. Cognates include Maori aua and Tongan ʻoua.

Negative imperative particle: no! don't!


nuku

From Proto-Polynesian *nuku. Cognates include Maori nuku and Samoan nu'u.

Te Atua o nuku, te Atua o Tokelau.


kave

From Proto-Polynesian *kawe. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻawe and Samoan 'ave.


kave

From Proto-Polynesian *kawe. Cognates include Tahitian 'ave and Samoan 'ave.


tino

From Proto-Polynesian *tino. Cognates include Hawaiian kino and Samoan tino.


valu

From Proto-Polynesian *walu. Cognates include Hawaiian walu and Samoan valu.


valu

From Proto-Polynesian *waru. Cognates include Hawaiian walu and Samoan valu.

Any object used for scraping, skatching or peeling.


valu

(transitive, of breadfruit) to peel; to skin


valu

From Proto-Polynesian *walu. Cognates include Hawaiian walu and Tuvaluan valu.

Gymnosarda unicolor
Wikispecies:Gymnosarda unicolor


kō

From Proto-Polynesian *kau. Cognates include Tuvaluan kau and Samoan 'ou.


kō

From Proto-Polynesian *ko. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻo and Samoan ʻō.


kō

From Proto-Polynesian *koa. Cognates include Maori koa and Tongan koaa.


amene

Learned borrowing from Samoan amene, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn).


amene

(intransitive) to conclude a prayer (with an amen)


nofo

From Proto-Polynesian *nofo. Cognates include Hawaiian noho and Maori nofo.


koloa

From Proto-Polynesian *koloa. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻoloa and Samoan 'oloa.


koulua

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kou-lua. Cognates include Maori kōrua and Samoan 'oulua.


faga

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *faŋa. Cognates include Maori whanga and Samoan faga.


maile

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian [Term?]. Cognates include Samoan maile.

Canis familiaris
Canis familiaris#Translingual


maile

From Proto-Polynesian *maile. Cognates include Hawaiian maile and Samoan maile.


mālie

From Proto-Polynesian *malie. Cognates include Hawaiian mālie and Tuvaluan mālie.


mālie

Used to express one's appreciation of the performer(s); bravo


Toma

a male given name from English; Tom, Thomas


Ianuali

Borrowed from English January. Akin to Hawaiian Ianuali and Maori Hānuere.


Iulai

Borrowed from English July. Akin to Hawaiian Iulai and Maori Hūrae.


fotu

From Proto-Polynesian *fotu. Cognates include Maori hatu and Samoan fotu.


fotu

A coral rock standing on its own, separately from the coral reef around it.


-ga

From Proto-Polynesian *-ŋa. Cognates include Hawaiian -na and Samoan -ga.

iloilo (“to examine”) + -ga → iloiloga (“examination”)

Used to form nouns denoting the action of the suffixed verb; -ion, -ing

tipi (“to cut”) + -ga → tīpiga (“surgery”)

Used to form nouns denoting the event of the suffixed verb; -ion, -ing

kave (“to carry”) + -ga → kāvega (“load”)

Used to form nouns denoting the object of the suffixed verb.


leona

Borrowed from English lion. Cognates include Hawaiian liona.


noa

From Proto-Polynesian *noqa. Cognates include Tuvaluan noa and Samoan noa.


noa

Expresses the unimportance of the preceding word; just, mere, only


puaka

From Proto-Polynesian *puaka. Cognates include Hawaiian puaʻa and Samoan pua'a.


manava

From Proto-Polynesian *manawa. Cognates include Hawaiian manawa and Samoan manava.


tāua

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ta-ua. Cognates include Hawaiian kāua and Samoan tā'ua.


tāua

Probably from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *taua (“ancestor”), whence Maori tāua (“ancestor”).


māua

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ma-ua. Cognates include Hawaiian māua and Samoan mā'ua.


hili

From Proto-Polynesian *sili. Cognates include Rapa Nui hiri and Samoan sili.


hili

E hili ni puhi i lō ni maile.


hili

(transitive) to insert between two surfaces


toku

From Proto-Polynesian *te-o-ku. Cognates include Hawaiian koʻu and Samoan lo'u.


Hami

From Proto-Polynesian *sami. Cognates include Tongan hami and Samoan Sami.


luko

Learned borrowing from Samoan luko, from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos).


maui

From Proto-Polynesian *maui (“left”). Cognates include Maori mauī and Rapa Nui maui.


fenua

From Proto-Polynesian *fenua. Cognates include Hawaiian honua and Tuvaluan fenua.


fafine

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine. Cognates include Tuvaluan fafine and Samoan fafine.


tagata

From Proto-Polynesian *taŋata. Cognates include Hawaiian kanaka and Samoan tagata.


lāua

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *la-ua. Cognates include Maori rāua, Rapa Nui raua, Hawaiian lāua and Samoan lā'ua.


mātou

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ma-tou. Cognates include Hawaiian mākou and Samoan mātou.


lātou

From Proto-Polynesian *la-tou. Cognates include Hawaiian lākou and Samoan lātou.


tātou

From Proto-Polynesian *ta-tou. Cognates include Hawaiian kākou and Maori tātou.


fiafia

From Proto-Polynesian *fiafia. Cognates include Hawaiian hia and Samoan fiafia.

1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]:


gagana

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ŋaŋana, from Proto-Polynesian *ŋana (“to chatter”). Cognates include Tuvaluan ngangana and Samoan gagana.


mauga

From Proto-Polynesian *maquŋa. Cognates include Hawaiian mauna and Samoan mauga.


umukuka

From umu (“cooking house”) + kuka (“to cook”). Akin to Samoan umukuka.


fitu

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu. Cognates include Hawaiian hiku and Samoan fitu.


houtou

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-o-u-tou.


kakā

Probably from Proto-Polynesian *ka (“screech”).


aitu

From Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Maori aitu and Samoan aitu.


Eleni

Learned borrowing from Samoan Eleni, from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


kau-

From Proto-Polynesian *kau. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻau and Samoan ʻau.

Forms compounds denoting a group of people.

Forms compounds denoting a handle of something.


tāne

From Proto-Polynesian *taqane. Cognates include Hawaiian kāne and Samoan tāne.


kaukau

From Proto-Polynesian *kau-kau. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻauʻau and Samoan 'au'au.


hiva

From Proto-Polynesian *siwa. Cognates include Maori hiwa and Samoan siva.


kulī

From Proto-Polynesian *kuli (“dog”). Cognates include Maori kurī and Samoan ulī.


tē

From Proto-Polynesian *teqe. Cognates include Maori tee and Samoan tee.


āu

From Proto-Polynesian *qa-u. Akin to Hawaiian āu and Samoan au.


Oketopa

Borrowed from English October. Akin to Hawaiian ʻOkakopa and Maori Oketopa.


lanu

From Proto-Polynesian *lanu. Cognates include Tongan lanu and Samoan lanu.


lanu

From Proto-Polynesian *ranu. Cognates include Tongan anu and Samoan lanu.


lanu

From Proto-Polynesian *ranu. Cognates include Hawaiian nalu and Samoan lanu.


lahi

From Proto-Polynesian *lasi. Cognates include Maori rahi and Samoan lase.


tautai

From Proto-Polynesian *tautahi. Cognates include Samoan tautai and Tuvaluan tautai.


koutou

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kou-tou. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻoukou and Samoan 'outou.


taku

From Proto-Polynesian *te-qa-ku. Cognates include Hawaiian kaʻu and Samoan laʻu.


taku

From Proto-Polynesian *taku. Cognates include Maori taku and Samoan ta'u.


uli

From Proto-Polynesian *quli. Cognates include Hawaiian uli and Samoan uli.


uli

From Proto-Polynesian *huli. Cognates include Hawaiian uli and Samoan uli.


tamaiti

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tama-qiti. Cognates include Hawaiian kamaiki and Samoan tamaiti.


mātua

From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa (“parent”). Cognates include Hawaiian makua and Samoan matuā.


tafolā

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tafo-laqa. Cognates include Hawaiian koholā and Samoan tafolā.


paepae

From Proto-Polynesian *pae-pae. Cognates include Maori paepae and Tongan paepae.


hō

Nā hō o Iehu.


hō

Used to indicate the frequentative aspect of the preceding verb: frequently, often


tokelau

From Proto-Polynesian *tokelau. Cognates include Maori tokerau and Samoan to'elau.


Atafu

→ English: Atafu


Tui

From Proto-Polynesian *tuqi (“king”). Cognates include Tongan tui and Samoan tui. The original meaning was probably "chief" or "lord".

(mythology) A title used to refer to Tui Tokelau.


vave

From Proto-Polynesian *wawe. Cognates include Hawaiian wawe and Samoan vave.


vave

Used before a verb to indicate that its action is in the near future; soon, in time


vā

From Proto-Polynesian *wa. Cognates include Hawaiian wā and Samoan vā.

relationship between two (groups of) people


vā

(stative) to be on bad terms within a relationship


hihi

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *sisi. Cognates include Samoan sisi and Tuvaluan hihi.


hihi

From Proto-Polynesian *sisi. Cognates include Fijian cici and Tuvaluan sisi.


hihi

Borrowed from Samoan sisi, from English cheese.


oneone

Reduplication of one (“sandy beach”). Akin to Samoan oneone and Tongan ʻoneʻone.


galue

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋarue. Cognates include Tuvaluan galue and Samoan galue.


tēnā

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *te-hena. Cognates include Maori tēnā and Samoan lenā.


tēnei

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *te-nei. Cognates include Maori tēnei and Samoan lenei.


tamana

From Proto-Polynesian *tama-na. Cognates include Tuvaluan tamana and Samoan tamā.


hēki

From Proto-Polynesian *taqe-ki. Cognates include Tuvaluan heki and Samoan le'i.


Novema

Borrowed from English November. Akin to Hawaiian Nowemapa and Maori Noema.


gako

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋako. Cognates include Hawaiian naʻo and Samoan ga'o.


malini

Borrowed in the 1940s from English marine


kopiti

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kopi-ti (“to be narrow”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻōpiki (“trap”) and Maori kopiti (“to be closed”).


māhaga

From Proto-Polynesian *masaŋa (“pair”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasaŋ. Cognates include Hawaiian māhana and Maori māhanga.


mānava

From Proto-Polynesian *manawa. Cognates include Hawaiian manawa and Samoan mānava.


tala kave

From tala (“story”) + kave (“to bring”).


vāifale

From vā (“space between”) + fale (“house”).


kofu

From Proto-Polynesian *kofu. Cognates include Rapa Nui kohu and Samoan 'ofu.


hahalu

(transitive) to brush forcefully in one stroke


fofotu

(intransitive, of pimples) to erupt heavily


tafutafu

(transitive) to fuel (a fire) little by little


tafu

From Proto-Polynesian *tafu. Cognates include Hawaiian kahu and Samoan tafu.


tētahi

From tē (“the”) + tahi (“one”). Akin to Hawaiian ʻekahi and Samoan le tasi.


ia te

From ia (personal article) + te (definite article).

compound

Personal article, used after the preposition mai.


a te

From a (personal article) + te (definite article).

Personal article, used after the prepositions i and ki and before pronouns.


iēnei

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *e-nei. Akin to Maori ēnei.


tēia

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *te-ia. Cognates include Hawaiian kēia and Samoan lea.


iēnā

From Proto-Polynesian *e-na. Cognates include Maori ēnā and Tahitian enā.


iēia

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *e-ia. Cognates include Tahitian eie.


gāuta

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ŋa-quta. Cognates include Samoan gā'uta.


takalo

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *takalo. Cognates include Hawaiian kāʻalo and Samoan ta'alo.


māvā

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ma-waqa. Cognates include Maori māwā and Tuvaluan maavaa.


Māti

Borrowed from English March. Akin to Hawaiian Malaki and Maori Māehe.


Apelila

From English April. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻApelila and Maori Āperire.


Iuni

Borrowed from English June. Akin to Hawaiian Iune and Maori Hune.


Aukuho

From English August. Akin to Hawaiian ʻAukake and Maori Ākuhata.


Hetema

Borrowed from English September. Akin to Hawaiian Kepakemapa and Maori Hepetema.


Fepuali

Borrowed from English February. Akin to Hawaiian Pepeluali and Maori Pēpuere.


Tēhema

Borrowed from English December. Akin to Hawaiian Kēkēmapa and Maori Tīhema.


Toepalolo

(archaic) The second month in the Tokelau calendar, ranging from mid-January to mid-February.


Takaoga

(archaic) The fourth month in the Tokelau calendar, ranging from mid-March to mid-April.


Toehiliga

(archaic) The sixth month in the Tokelau calendar, ranging from mid-May to mid-June.


Palolomua

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *palolo-muqa.

(archaic) The first month in the Tokelau calendar, ranging from mid-December to mid-January.


Mulifā

(archaic) The third month in the Tokelau calendar, ranging from mid-February to mid-March.


Uluakihiliga

(archaic) The fifth month in the Tokelau calendar, ranging from mid-April to mid-May.


māhina

From Proto-Polynesian *masina from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ (compare with Malay sinar), from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ. Cognates include Hawaiian mahina and Samoan masina.


Toeutuā

(archaic) The eighth month in the Tokelau calendar, ranging from mid-July to mid-August.


Uluakiutuā

(archaic) The seventh month in the Tokelau calendar, ranging from mid-June to mid-July.


Kaununu

(archaic) The eleventh month in the Tokelau calendar, ranging from mid-October to mid-November.


Oloāmanu

(archaic) The twelfth month in the Tokelau calendar, ranging from mid-November to mid-December.


Vainoa

From Proto-Polynesian *wai-muqa. The change from *-muqa to -noa is irregular.

(archaic) The ninth month in the Tokelau calendar, ranging from mid-August to mid-September.


Fakaafu

(archaic) The tenth month in the Tokelau calendar, ranging from mid-September to mid-October.


Tui Tokelau

From Tui (“Lord”) + Tokelau (“Tokelau”).

(mythology) The major god in the Tokelau mythology.


Iehu

Learned borrowing from Samoan Iesu, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs).


Atua

Ko Tokelau e fakavae tumau i te Atua.

Te Atua o nuku, te Atua o Tokelau.


Iehu Keliho

Learned borrowing from Samoan Iesu Keriso, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Iēsoûs Khristós).

der

Ἰησοῦς Χριστός


gagana Tokelau

From gagana (“language”) + Tokelau (“Tokelau”).


tautala

From Proto-Polynesian *tautala. Cognates include Tongan tautala and Samoan tautala.

Tautala i te gagana Tokelau.


agāga

From Proto-Polynesian *qaŋaqaŋa. Cognates include Maori angānga and Samoan agāga.


Ioa

(mythology) A god in the Tokelau mythology.


Peletānia

Borrowed from English Britain. Akin to Hawaiian Pelekāne and Maori Peretānia.

United Kingdom, Britain (a country in Europe)


gagana Peletānia

From gagana (“language”) + Peletānia (“Britain”).


Hami Tahemānia

From Hami (“sea”) + Tahemānia (“Tasmania”).

Tasman Sea (a sea in the Pacific Ocean).


tūlāfono fakavae

From tūlāfono (“law”) + fakavae (“foundation”).


fakavae

From Proto-Polynesian *faka-waqe. Cognates include Tuvaluan fakavae and Samoan fa'avae.


fakavae

Ko Tokelau e fakavae tumau i te Atua.


takutino

(intransitive) to say openly; to speak out


tūmau

From Proto-Polynesian *tuqu-maqu. Cognates include Hawaiian kūmau and Samoan tūmau.

Ko Tokelau e fakavae tumau i te Atua.


faka-

From Proto-Polynesian *faka-. Cognates include Hawaiian haʻa- and Samoan fa'a-.

adverbial number
adverbial number#English

Used to create an adverbial number from a cardinal number.

Used to create a noun describing the characteristic of the prefixed word.

Used to create a stative verb showing similarity to the prefixed word.

Used to create a causative transitive verb from an intransitive or stative verb.


fakamanuia

Fakamanuia mai ia Tokelau.

2012, “Tokelau mo te Atua [Tokelau for the God]”:


manuia

From Proto-Polynesian *manu-qia. Cognates include Tuvaluan manuia and Samoan manuia.


lākau

From Proto-Polynesian *raqa-kau. Cognates include Hawaiian lāʻau and Samoan lā'au.


fānau

From Proto-Polynesian *fanau. Cognates include Hawaiian hānau, Maori whānau, and Tuvaluan faanau.


kekē

From Proto-Polynesian *keke. Cognates include Maori kekē and Samoan 'e'ē.


āeto

Learned borrowing from Samoan aeto, from Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós).


kupu tomua

From kupu (“word”) + tomua (“to commence”).

Kupu tomua mai na Faipule o Tokelau

1986, Amusia Patea, Faafoi Sakaria, Taunau Kele, Tokelau Dictionary:


Fakaofo

→ English: Fakaofo


toulua

(inalienable, definite) your (of you two)


hō he

hō he mea

hō he tino

hō he aho

hō he taimi

mai hō he mea

i hō he mea

ki hō he mea

anywhither (literally, “towards any thing”)


haulua

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-qa-u-lua.

(alienable, indefinite) your (of you two)


hautou

toku (first-person possessive)
tota (first-person possessive)
to māua (first-person long-form possessive)
to mā (first-person possessive short-form)
to mātou (first-person possessive)
oku (first-person possessive)
ota (first-person possessive)
o māua (first-person long-form possessive)
o mā (first-person possessive short-form)
o mātou (first-person possessive)
to tāua (first-person long-form possessive)
to tā (first-person possessive short-form)
to tātou (first-person possessive)
o tāua (first-person long-form possessive)
o tā (first-person possessive short-form)
o tātou (first-person possessive)
tō (possessive second-person)
toulua (long-form possessive second-person short-form)
toutou (possessive second-person)
ō (possessive second-person)
oulua (long-form possessive second-person short-form)
outou (possessive second-person)
tona (possessive third-person)
to lāua (long-form possessive third-person)
to lā (possessive short-form third-person)
to lātou (possessive third-person)
ona (possessive third-person)
o lāua (long-form possessive third-person)
o lā (possessive short-form third-person)
o lātou (possessive third-person)
taku (first-person possessive)
tata (first-person possessive)
ta māua (first-person long-form possessive)
ta mā (first-person possessive short-form)
ta mātou (first-person possessive)
aku (first-person possessive)
ata (first-person possessive)
a māua (first-person long-form possessive)
a mā (first-person possessive short-form)
a mātou (first-person possessive)
ta tāua (first-person long-form possessive)
ta tā (first-person possessive short-form)
ta tātou (first-person possessive)
a tāua (first-person long-form possessive)
a tā (first-person possessive short-form)
a tātou (first-person possessive)
tau (possessive second-person)
taulua (long-form possessive second-person short-form)
tautou (possessive second-person)
au (possessive second-person)
aulua (long-form possessive second-person short-form)
autou (possessive second-person)
tana (possessive third-person)
ta lāua (long-form possessive third-person)
ta lā (possessive short-form third-person)
ta lātou (possessive third-person)
ana (possessive third-person)
a lāua (long-form possessive third-person)
a lā (possessive short-form third-person)
a lātou (possessive third-person)
hoku (first-person possessive)
hota (first-person possessive)
ho māua (first-person long-form possessive)
ho mā (first-person possessive short-form)
ho mātou (first-person possessive)
ni oku (first-person possessive)
ni ota (first-person possessive)
ni o māua (first-person long-form possessive)
ni o mā (first-person possessive short-form)
ni o mātou (first-person possessive)
ho tāua (first-person long-form possessive)
ho tā (first-person possessive short-form)
ho tātou (first-person possessive)
ni o tāua (first-person long-form possessive)
ni o tā (first-person possessive short-form)
ni o tātou (first-person possessive)
hō (possessive second-person)
houlua (long-form possessive second-person short-form)
houtou (possessive second-person)
ni ō (possessive second-person)
ni oulua (long-form possessive second-person short-form)
ni outou (possessive second-person)
hona (possessive third-person)
ho lāua (long-form possessive third-person)
ho lā (possessive short-form third-person)
ho lātou (possessive third-person)
ni ona (possessive third-person)
ni o lāua (long-form possessive third-person)
ni o lā (possessive short-form third-person)
ni o lātou (possessive third-person)
haku (first-person possessive)
hata (first-person possessive)
ha māua (first-person long-form possessive)
ha mā (first-person possessive short-form)
ha mātou (first-person possessive)
ni aku (first-person possessive)
ni ata (first-person possessive)
ni a māua (first-person long-form possessive)
ni a mā (first-person possessive short-form)
ni a mātou (first-person possessive)
ha tāua (first-person long-form possessive)
ha tā (first-person possessive short-form)
ha tātou (first-person possessive)
ni a tāua (first-person long-form possessive)
ni a tā (first-person possessive short-form)
ni a tātou (first-person possessive)
hau (possessive second-person)
haulua (long-form possessive second-person short-form)
hautou (possessive second-person)
ni au (possessive second-person)
ni aulua (long-form possessive second-person short-form)
ni autou (possessive second-person)
hana (possessive third-person)
ha lāua (long-form possessive third-person)
ha lā (possessive short-form third-person)
ha lātou (possessive third-person)
ni ana (possessive third-person)
ni a lāua (long-form possessive third-person)
ni a lā (possessive short-form third-person)
ni a lātou (possessive third-person)

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-qa-u-tou.


iloiloga

From iloilo (“to examine; to investigate; to diagnose”) + -ga.


iloilo

Reduplication of ilo (“to check; to sort out”).


iloga

From Proto-Polynesian *qilo-ŋa. Cognates include Tongan ʻilonga (“sign; to be marked”) and Samoan iloga (“sign; to be distinct”).
Equivalent to ilo (“to be aware of”) + -ga, where the original noun meaning ("mark, sign") was lost in Tokelauan, replaced by the derived fakailoga.


houlua

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-o-u-lua.

(inalienable, indefinite) your (of you two)


hefulu

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-fulu, from *se (“any”) + *-fulu (“ten”). Cognates include Tuvaluan sefulu and Samoan sefulu.


hēai

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *teqe-ai. Cognates include Samoan leai and Tuvaluan hē ai.


tuātina

From Proto-Polynesian *tuqa-a-tina. Cognates include Tongan tuʻasina and Tuvaluan tuātina.


kāfai

From Proto-Polynesian *ka-fai. Cognates include Tongan ka na fai and Samoan ʻāfai.


fakatahi

From Proto-Polynesian *faka-tasi. Cognates include Hawaiian hoʻokahi and Samoan faʻatasi.


ofo

From Proto-Polynesian *ofo. Cognates include Hawaiian oho and Samoan ofo.


tulivae

From Proto-Polynesian *turi-qi-waqe. Cognates include Tongan tuʻivaʻe and Samoan tulivae.


manulele

From Proto-Polynesian *manu-lele, equivalent to manu (“bird”) + lele (“to fly”). Cognates include Tuvaluan manu lele and Samoan manu lele.


palatiho

Borrowed from French paradis, within the Roman Catholic tradition. Doublet of palataiho.


palataiho

Borrowed from English paradise. Doublet of palatiho.


laupapa

From Proto-Polynesian *lau-papa. Cognates include Hawaiian laupapa and Samoan laupapa.


hēhēmū

From Proto-Polynesian *mu. Cognates include Hawaiian mū (“insect”) and Samoan sēmū.


apogālevelevea

From apogāleveleve (“spider; spiderweb”) + -a.

suffix

(stative) to have a spiderweb on one's face


apogāleveleve

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *puŋa-a-leveleve. Cognates include Tuvaluan pogāleveleve and Samoan ʻapogāleveleve.


kolokotaila

Borrowed from English crocodile. Cognates include Maori karakotaera.


apohetolo

Learned borrowing from Samoan aposetolo, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos).


kimoa

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kimoa. Cognates include Tuvaluan kimoa and Samoan ʻimoa.


ālope

Learned borrowing from Samoan ālope, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λώπηξ (alṓpēx).


Mālō Kaufakatahi

From mālō (“country”) + kaufakatahi (“union”).


Mālō Tukufakatahi

From mālō (“country”) + tukufakatahi (“to put together”).


tukufakatahi

From tuku (“to place”) + fakatahi (“all together”).


Auhitalia

Borrowed from English Australia. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻAukekulelia and Maori Ahitereiria.


mālō

From Proto-Polynesian *malo (“victorious”). Cognates include Maori mārō and Samoan mālō.


mālō

From Proto-Polynesian *malo. Cognates include Hawaiian mālō and Samoan mālō.


lanumoana

From lanu (“colour”) + moana (“sea”). Akin to Samoan lanumoana.


piniki

Borrowed from English pink. Cognates include Samoan piniki.


hahama

Reduplication of hama (“to shine one's body”).


kukula

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Polynesian *kula. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻula and Samoan ʻula.


hehega

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Polynesian *seŋa. Cognates include Rapa Nui heŋaheŋa and Samoan segasega.


kekena

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Polynesian *kena. Cognates include Tongan kena and Samoan ʻena.


Iunaite Hitete o Amelika

Borrowed from English United States of America.


Iunaite Hitete

United States (a country in North America)


Papua Niu Kini

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English


Hāmoa

Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)


Fiti

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Amelika

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *amalaz
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor.
Proto-Germanic *rīks
Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos
Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos
Proto-Germanic *haimaz
Proto-Germanic *rīks
Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.?
Italian Amerigoder.
New Latin Americalbor.
English Americabor.
Tokelauan Amelika
Borrowed from English America.


hega

tuft of feathers put on a skipjack lure in order to control its movement on the water


auā

(stative) to be abounding with silvery mullet


kāiga

From Proto-Polynesian *kaiga. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻāina and Samoan ʻāiga.


akalava

Learned borrowing from Samoan akarava, from Hebrew עַקְרָב.

der

Hebrew עַקְרָב


ālio

Learned borrowing from Samoan ʻārio, from Ancient Greek ἄργυρος (árguros).


maligi

From Proto-Polynesian *ma-ligi (“spilt”). Cognates include Maori maringi and Samoan maligi.

(intransitive, of water) to flow; to run

(intransitive, of water) to be spilt or spilling


maligi

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


loimata

From Proto-Polynesian *loqi-mata. Cognates include Tongan loʻimata and Samoan loimata.


heā

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-aa, equivalent to he (“any”) + ā (“what?”).


āiā

(intransitive, + ki) to interfere (with)


aiheā

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ai-se-a, equivalent to ai (anaphoric particle) + heā (“what?”). Cognates include Tuvaluan ai ā and Samoan ʻaiseā.


uaua

(intransitive, + i) to troll, fish (for)


fakapelepele

Reduplication of fakapele (“to do favours for”).