fiafia

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Samoan[edit]

Noun[edit]

fiafia

  1. competition; get-together

Tokelauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fiafia. Cognates include Hawaiian hia and Samoan fiafia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɸi.a ˈɸi.a]
  • Hyphenation: fi‧a‧fi‧a

Noun[edit]

fiafia

  1. happiness
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎[1]:
      Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.
      This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and they live together in peace and happiness.
  2. entertainment, party
  3. (+ ki) interest (in)

Verb[edit]

fiafia

  1. (stative) to be happy
  2. (transitive) to like, enjoy

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 121
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