Tokelauan edit

Etymology edit

From apogāleveleve (spider; spiderweb) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [a.po.ˈŋaː ˈle.ve le.ˈve.a]
  • Hyphenation: a‧po‧gā‧le‧ve‧le‧ve‧a

Verb edit

apogālevelevea

  1. (stative) to be full of spiders
  2. (stative) to have a spiderweb on one's face

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 17