fakamanuia
Tokelauan edit
Etymology edit
From faka- + manuia (“fortune”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fakamanuia
- (intransitive, + mai) to bless
- 2012, “Tokelau mo te Atua [Tokelau for the God]”:
- Fakamanuia mai ia Tokelau.
- Bless Tokelau.
- (intransitive, + mai) to wish good luck
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 83