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tafu

Ternate edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tafu

  1. brother-in-law

References edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tokelauan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *tafu. Cognates include Hawaiian kahu and Samoan tafu.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈta.hᵝu]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧fu

Verb edit

tafu

  1. (transitive) to build (a fire)
  2. (transitive) to fuel (a fire)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 354
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