kulī

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kuli"

Tokelauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *kuli (“dog”). Cognates include Maori kurī and Samoan ulī.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ku.ˈliː]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧lī

Noun[edit]

kulī

  1. (slang, derogatory) dog, savage

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 168

Tongan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *kuli.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kulī

  1. dog
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