tūlāfono fakavae

Tokelauan

Etymology

From tūlāfono (“law”) +‎ fakavae (“foundation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuː.ˈlaː.hᵝo.no ha.ka.ˈva.e]
• Hyphenation: tū‧lā‧fo‧no fa‧ka‧va‧e

Noun

tūlāfono fakavae

1. (government, law) constitution

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 107