Tokelauan

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Te kopiti.

Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kopi-ti (to be narrow). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻōpiki (trap) and Maori kopiti (to be closed).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ko.ˈpi.ti]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧pi‧ti

Noun

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kopiti

  1. corner

Usage notes

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  • Kopiti is only used to refer to the inner part of a corner, e.g. of a building or room. For the outer part of a corner, the term tulimanu is used.

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 167