"kāfai" meaning in Tokelauan

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Conjunction

IPA: [ˈkaː.ha.i]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *ka-fai. Cognates include Tongan ka na fai and Samoan ʻāfai. Etymology templates: {{inh|tkl|poz-pol-pro|*ka-fai}} Proto-Polynesian *ka-fai, {{cog|to|ka na fai}} Tongan ka na fai, {{cog|sm|ʻāfai}} Samoan ʻāfai Head templates: {{head|tkl|conjunction}} kāfai
  1. if, when
    Sense id: en-kāfai-tkl-conj-9bFBT3~9 Categories (other): Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
  2. when (at which point in the future)
    Sense id: en-kāfai-tkl-conj-b8AABI5p Categories (other): Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*ka-fai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *ka-fai",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "ka na fai"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan ka na fai",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "ʻāfai"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻāfai",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *ka-fai. Cognates include Tongan ka na fai and Samoan ʻāfai.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "kāfai",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kā‧fa‧i"
  ],
  "lang": "Tokelauan",
  "lang_code": "tkl",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if, when"
      ],
      "id": "en-kāfai-tkl-conj-9bFBT3~9",
      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ],
        [
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          "when"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "when (at which point in the future)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kāfai-tkl-conj-b8AABI5p",
      "links": [
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaː.ha.i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kāfai"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Tokelauan conjunctions",
    "Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tokelauan lemmas",
    "Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*ka-fai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *ka-fai",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "ka na fai"
      },
      "expansion": "Tongan ka na fai",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm",
        "2": "ʻāfai"
      },
      "expansion": "Samoan ʻāfai",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *ka-fai. Cognates include Tongan ka na fai and Samoan ʻāfai.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "tkl",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
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      "name": "head"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kā‧fa‧i"
  ],
  "lang": "Tokelauan",
  "lang_code": "tkl",
  "pos": "conj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "if, when"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ],
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "when (at which point in the future)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaː.ha.i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kāfai"
}

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