kekena

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Tokelauan[edit]

Te lanu kekena.

Etymology[edit]

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Polynesian *kena. Cognates include Tongan kena and Samoan ʻena.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ke.ˈke.na]
  • Hyphenation: ke‧ke‧na

Verb[edit]

kekena

  1. (stative) to be brown

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 158