tafolā
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Samoan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tafolaqa. Compare Hawaiian koholā (“humpback whale”).
Noun
[edit]tafolā
Tokelauan
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tafo-laqa. Cognates include Hawaiian koholā and Samoan tafolā.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tafolā
References
[edit]- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 354
Categories:
- Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
- Samoan terms derived from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
- Samoan lemmas
- Samoan nouns
- sm:Mammals
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tokelauan lemmas
- Tokelauan nouns
- tkl:Cetaceans