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Karao[edit]
Noun[edit]
ofa
Niuean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *rofa (“span, fathom”).
Noun[edit]
ofa
- fathom (the measure of outstretched arms)
- Ua e ofa mo e ono e inisi he loa he vaka.
- The length of the canoe was two fathoms and six inches.
References[edit]
- “ofa” in Tohi Vagahau Niuē (Niuean Language Dictionary).
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
ofa
Tongan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced, from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ofa
- to love
Volapük[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
ofa
Synonyms[edit]
West Makian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ofa
References[edit]
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics
Categories:
- Karao lemmas
- Karao nouns
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Niuean lemmas
- Niuean nouns
- Niuean terms with usage examples
- Tok Pisin terms derived from English
- Tok Pisin lemmas
- Tok Pisin nouns
- Tongan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tongan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tongan lemmas
- Tongan verbs
- Volapük non-lemma forms
- Volapük pronoun forms
- West Makian terms with IPA pronunciation
- West Makian lemmas
- West Makian nouns