Tokelauan[edit]
Te lanu lanumoana.
Etymology[edit]
From lanu (“colour”) + moana (“sea”). Akin to Samoan lanumoana.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [ˈla.nu mo.ˈa.na]
- Hyphenation: la‧nu‧mo‧a‧na
lanumoana
- (stative) to be blue
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 180
