iloga
Tokelauan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *qilo-ŋa. Cognates include Tongan ʻilonga (“sign; to be marked”) and Samoan iloga (“sign; to be distinct”).
Equivalent to ilo (“to be aware of”) + -ga, where the original noun meaning ("mark, sign") was lost in Tokelauan, replaced by the derived fakailoga.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editiloga
- (stative) to be distinct
- (stative) to be well-known
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 29