fiafia

Samoan

Noun

fiafia

1. competition; get-together

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fiafia. Cognates include Hawaiian hia and Samoan fiafia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɸi.a ˈɸi.a]
• Hyphenation: fi‧a‧fi‧a

Noun

fiafia

1. happiness
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1]:

     Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.

     This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and [if] they live together in peace and happiness.

2. entertainment, party
3. (+ ki) interest (in)

Verb

fiafia

1. (stative) to be happy
2. (transitive) to like, enjoy

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 121