fakamanuia

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Tokelauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From faka- +‎ manuia (“fortune”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ha.ka.ma.nu.ˈi.a]
Hyphenation: fa‧ka‧ma‧nu‧i‧a

Verb[edit]

fakamanuia

(intransitive, + mai) to bless
- 2012, “Tokelau mo te Atua [Tokelau for the God]”:
  Fakamanuia mai ia Tokelau.
  Bless Tokelau.
(intransitive, + mai) to wish good luck

References[edit]

R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 83

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