fānau
Tokelauan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *fanau. Cognates include Hawaiian hānau, Maori whānau, and Tuvaluan faanau.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fānau
Synonyms edit
- (offspring): tamaiti
Verb edit
fānau
- (intransitive) to give birth
- (intransitive) to be born
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 111