Peletānia

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Tokelauan[edit]

Te fuka o Peletānia.

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Britain. Akin to Hawaiian Pelekāne and Maori Peretānia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [pe.le.ˈtaː.ni.a]
  • Hyphenation: Pe‧le‧tā‧ni‧a

Proper noun[edit]

Peletānia

  1. Great Britain (an island in Europe)
  2. United Kingdom, Britain (a country in Europe)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 266