fānau
Tokelauan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *fanau. Cognates include Hawaiian hānau, Maori whānau, and Tuvaluan faanau.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfānau
Synonyms
edit- (offspring): tamaiti
Verb
editfānau
- (intransitive) to give birth
- (intransitive) to be born
References
edit- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 111