tēnā

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tena"

Maori[edit]

Determiner[edit]

tēnā

  1. that (referring to something near the listener)

Related terms[edit]

North Marquesan[edit]

Determiner[edit]

tēnā

  1. that

Tokelauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *te-hena. Cognates include Maori tēnā and Samoan lenā.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [teː.ˈnaː]
  • Hyphenation: tē‧nā

Pronoun[edit]

tēnā

  1. this, that (near the spoken to)

Determiner[edit]

tēnā

  1. this, that (near the spoken to)

See also[edit]

Tokelauan demonstratives
singular plural
Simple tē iē
Proximal tēnei, nei iēnei, nei
Medial tēnā iēnā
Distal tēia iēia

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 382
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