Tokelauan edit

 
Te laupapa (1).
 
Te laupapa (2).

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *lau-papa. Cognates include Hawaiian laupapa and Samoan laupapa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈla.u ˈpa.pa]
  • Hyphenation: la‧u‧pa‧pa

Noun edit

laupapa

  1. blackboard
  2. plank, board
  3. sawn timber

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 173