hēai

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Tokelauan[edit]

Tokelauan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : hēai

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *teqe-ai. Cognates include Samoan leai and Tuvaluan hē ai.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈheː.ai]
  • Hyphenation: hē‧a‧i

Noun[edit]

hēai

  1. absence; lack

Verb[edit]

hēai

  1. (stative) to be none
  2. (stative) to be zero

Particle[edit]

hēai

  1. no (response to a question)

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 304
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