tuātina

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Tokelauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *tuqa-a-tina. Cognates include Tongan tuʻasina and Tuvaluan tuātina.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [tu.ˈaː.ti.na]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ā‧ti‧na

Noun[edit]

tuātina

  1. maternal uncle

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 402