Fakaofo
See also: fakaofo
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Tokelauan Fakaofo.
Proper noun edit
Fakaofo
- A South Pacific Ocean atoll in the Tokelau Group.
- Synonym: (former name) Bowditch Island
Alternative forms edit
Tokelauan edit
Etymology edit
From fakaofo (“to surprise”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Fakaofo
- Fakaofo (an atoll in Tokelau)
- 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau][1], page 1:
- Mai te kāloā, ko nā tālaaga ki nā fenua o Atafu, Nukunonu, Fakaofo, ma Olohega na fauhia kē fai ma o matou kāiga.
- From the ancient times, of the tales, the islands of Atafu, Nukunonu, Fakaofo and Olohega You created together, as our home.
Descendants edit
- → English: Fakaofo
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 73