iloga
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Tokelauan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *qilo-ŋa. Cognates include Tongan ʻilonga (“sign; to be marked”) and Samoan iloga (“sign; to be distinct”).
Equivalent to ilo (“to be aware of”) + -ga, where the original noun meaning ("mark, sign") was lost in Tokelauan, replaced by the derived fakailoga.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
iloga
- (stative) to be distinct
- (stative) to be well-known
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 29