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Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *ŋa. Cognates include Tokelauan and Tuvaluan gaa.

Article

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  1. plural definite article; the

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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  1. (stative) calm, pacified

Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“like; as if”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Mandarin

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Alternative forms

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Romanization

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(na1, Zhuyin ㄋㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of

Namuyi

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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  1. good

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Synchronically, feminine pronoun from the demonstrative na (that).

Pronoun

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 f

  1. that

Declension

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Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnaː]
  • Hyphenation:

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *ŋa. Cognates include Hawaiian and Tuvaluan gaa. The change from to n is irregular.

Article

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  1. Plural definite article; the
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎[1], page 1:
      Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i 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.
See also
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *naqa. Cognates include Tongan naʻa and Samoan ne'i.

Particle

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  1. Introduces a subordinate clause; lest, in case

Etymology 3

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Particle

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  1. Expresses exclusiveness of the following nominal; only, just

Etymology 4

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From Proto-Polynesian *naqa. Cognates include Hawaiian and Samoan .

Verb

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  1. (intransitive) to stop crying

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 247