fakatahi

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *faka-tasi. Cognates include Hawaiian hoʻokahi and Samoan faʻatasi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha.ka.ˈta.hi]
• Hyphenation: fa‧ka‧ta‧hi

Adverb

fakatahi

1. all at once; together
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.

     This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and they live together in peace and happiness.

Derived terms

• kaufakatahi
• tukufakatahi

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 101