gāuta

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Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ŋa-quta. Cognates include Samoan gā'uta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈŋaː.u.ta]
  • Hyphenation: gā‧u‧ta

Noun

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gāuta

  1. (locative) ashore
  2. (locative) further inland

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 134