faʻa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "faa"

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *faka. Doublet of faka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ʔa/

Preposition

faʻa

1. in the manner of

Adverb

faʻa

1. like

   Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:

   Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—

   1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)

   There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—

   1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)