Fakaofo

See also: fakaofo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tokelauan Fakaofo.

Proper noun

Fakaofo

1. A South Pacific Ocean atoll in the Tokelau Group.

   Synonym: (former name) Bowditch Island

Alternative forms

• Fakofo

Tokelauan

Etymology

From fakaofo (“to surprise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha.ka.ˈo.hᵝo]
• Hyphenation: fa‧ka‧o‧fo

Proper noun

Fakaofo

1. Fakaofo (an atoll in Tokelau)
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     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.

Descendants

• → English: Fakaofo

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 73