aiheā
Tokelauan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ai-se-a, equivalent to ai (anaphoric particle) + heā (“what?”). Cognates include Tuvaluan ai ā and Samoan ʻaiseā.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
aiheā
- why?
Synonyms edit
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 2