apogāleveleve

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Tokelauan

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Te apogāleveleve (1).
Te apogāleveleve (2).

Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *puŋa-a-leveleve. Cognates include Tuvaluan pogāleveleve and Samoan ʻapogāleveleve.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [a.po.ˈŋaː ˈle.ve ˈle.ve]
  • Hyphenation: a‧po‧gā‧le‧ve‧le‧ve

Noun

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apogāleveleve

  1. spider
  2. spiderweb

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References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 17