tautala
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Tokelauan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *tautala. Cognates include Tongan tautala and Samoan tautala.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tautala (plural tāutatala)
- (intransitive) to talk
- (intransitive, + i) to speak
- Tautala i te gagana Tokelau. ― Speak the Tokelauan language.
- (intransitive, + mai) to reproach
- (transitive) to hire, arrange for
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 350