iēnā

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *e-na. Cognates include Maori ēnā and Tahitian enā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i.ˈeː.naː]
• Hyphenation: i‧ē‧nā

Pronoun

iēnā

1. these, those (near the spoken to)

Determiner

iēnā

1. these, those (near the spoken to)

See also

Tokelauan demonstratives

	singular	plural
Simple	tē	iē
Proximal	tēnei, nei	iēnei, nei
Medial	tēnā	iēnā
Distal	tēia	iēia

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 382