tokelau

See also: Tokelau

Finnish

Etymology

See Tokelau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtokelɑu/, [ˈt̪o̞ke̞ˌlɑu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑu
  • Syllabification(key): to‧ke‧la‧u

Noun

tokelau

  1. Tokelauan (language)

Declension

Inflection of tokelau (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative tokelau
genitive tokelaun
partitive tokelauta
illative tokelauhun
singular plural
nominative tokelau
accusative nom. tokelau
gen. tokelaun
genitive tokelaun
partitive tokelauta
inessive tokelaussa
elative tokelausta
illative tokelauhun
adessive tokelaulla
ablative tokelaulta
allative tokelaulle
essive tokelauna
translative tokelauksi
instructive
abessive tokelautta
comitative
Possessive forms of tokelau (type rosé)
possessor singular plural
1st person tokelauni tokelaumme
2nd person tokelausi tokelaunne
3rd person tokelaunsa

Derived terms


Tokelauan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /to.ke.ˈla.u/
  • Hyphenation: to‧ke‧la‧u

Noun

tokelau

  1. northern wind
  2. northward

Derived terms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 393
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