takalo

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Tokelauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *takalo. Cognates include Hawaiian kāʻalo and Samoan ta'alo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ta.ˈka.lo]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ka‧lo

Noun[edit]

takalo

  1. the act of playing a game

Verb[edit]

takalo (plural tākakalo)

  1. (intransitive) to play

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 358