Tokelauan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Samoan pua'a.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /pu.ˈaː/
- Hyphenation: pu‧ā
puā
- pig (Sus scrofa)
Usage notes[edit]
- There is tendency to use puā instead of the native term puaka.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 276