lanumoana

Tokelauan

Te lanu lanumoana.

Etymology

From lanu (“colour”) +‎ moana (“sea”). Akin to Samoan lanumoana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈla.nu mo.ˈa.na]
• Hyphenation: la‧nu‧mo‧a‧na

Verb

lanumoana

1. (stative) to be blue

Synonyms

• fālanu

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 180