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)


Me

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


Toga

Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


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.


Eleni

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

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Oketopa

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


Atafu

→ English: Atafu

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.


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.


Novema

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


Fepuali

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


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.


Tēhema

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


Palolomua

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *palolo-muqa.

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


Toepalolo

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


Mulifā

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


Takaoga

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


Uluakihiliga

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


Toehiliga

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


Uluakiutuā

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


Toeutuā

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


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.


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.


Tui Tokelau

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

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

(mythology) The major god in the Tokelau mythology.


Iehu Keliho

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

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Ἰησοῦς Χριστός


Iehu

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


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)


Hami Tahemānia

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

Tasman Sea (a sea in the Pacific Ocean).


Fakaofo

→ English: Fakaofo


Mālō Kaufakatahi

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


Mālō Tukufakatahi

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


Auhitalia

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


Hāmoa

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


Iunaite Hitete

United States (a country in North America)


Iunaite Hitete o Amelika

Borrowed from English United States of America.


Fiti

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


Papua Niu Kini

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English


Falani

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


Amelika

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *amalą
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.