takutino

Tokelauan

Etymology

From taku (“to tell”) +‎ tino (“shape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.ku ˈti.no]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ku‧ti‧no

Verb

takutino

1. (intransitive) to say openly; to speak out
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     Ko kimatou, ia tagata o Tokelau, e takutino

     We, the people of Tokelau, say openly

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 362