"vā" meaning in Tokelauan

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Noun

IPA: [ˈvaː]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *wa. Cognates include Hawaiian wā and Samoan vā. Etymology templates: {{inh|tkl|poz-pol-pro|*wa}} Proto-Polynesian *wa, {{cog|haw|wā}} Hawaiian wā, {{cog|sm|vā}} Samoan vā Head templates: {{head|tkl|noun}} vā
  1. space between two objects
    Sense id: en-vā-tkl-noun-e7WEflu~
  2. relationship between two (groups of) people
    Sense id: en-vā-tkl-noun-22tns5Cb

Verb

IPA: [ˈvaː] Forms: vāvā [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *wa. Cognates include Hawaiian wā and Samoan vā. Etymology templates: {{inh|tkl|poz-pol-pro|*wa}} Proto-Polynesian *wa, {{cog|haw|wā}} Hawaiian wā, {{cog|sm|vā}} Samoan vā Head templates: {{head|tkl|verb|plural|vāvā}} vā (plural vāvā)
  1. (stative) to be separated Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-vā-tkl-verb-VQsRX2Ec
  2. (stative) to be on bad terms within a relationship Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-vā-tkl-verb-8h6GR4sH Categories (other): Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header: 12 14 4 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vāifale
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