valivali

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Tokelauan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈva.li ˈva.li]
  • Hyphenation: va‧li‧va‧li

Etymology 1[edit]

Reduplication of vali (“to paint”).

Verb[edit]

valivali

  1. (transitive) to paint piece by piece

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

valivali

  1. flesh of a young coconut

Verb[edit]

valivali

  1. (stative) to be soft

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 424
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