tafu
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Ternate[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tafu
References[edit]
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tokelauan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *tafu. Cognates include Hawaiian kahu and Samoan tafu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
tafu
- (transitive) to build (a fire)
- (transitive) to fuel (a fire)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 354