Atua

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Tokelauan[edit]

Te Atua.

Etymology[edit]

From atua (“god”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [a.ˈtu.a]
  • Hyphenation: A‧tu‧a

Noun[edit]

Atua

  1. (Christianity) God
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎[1], page 1:
      Ko Tokelau e fakavae tūmau i te Atua.
      Tokelau is founded permanently on God.
    • 2012, “Tokelau mō te Atua [Tokelau for the God]”:
      Te Atua o nuku, te Atua o Tokelau.
      The God of villages, the God of Tokelau.

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 21
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