fakavae

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *faka-waqe. Cognates include Tuvaluan fakavae and Samoan fa'avae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha.ka.ˈva.e]
• Hyphenation: fa‧ka‧va‧e

Noun

fakavae

1. foundation
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.

     This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and they live together in peace and happiness.

2. basis
3. principle

Verb

fakavae

1. (transitive) to found
2. (transitive) to establish
3. (intransitive, + i) to be founded (on)
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[2], page 1:

     Ko Tokelau e fakavae tūmau i te Atua.

     Tokelau is founded permanently on God.

Derived terms

• tūlāfono fakavae

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 107