fakamanuia
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Tokelauan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From faka- + manuia (“fortune”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
fakamanuia
- (intransitive, + mai) to bless
- 2012, “Tokelau mo te Atua [Tokelau for the God]”:
- Fakamanuia mai ia Tokelau.
- Bless Tokelau.
- (intransitive, + mai) to wish good luck
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 83