Finnish

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Noun

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koulua

  1. partitive singular of koulu

Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kou-lua. Cognates include Maori kōrua and Samoan 'oulua.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ko.u.ˈlu.a]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧u‧lu‧a

Pronoun

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koulua

  1. you two

See also

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Tokelauan personal pronouns
independent singular dual plural
long short
1st person (exclusive) au, kita1 ki māua ki ki mātou
1st person (inclusive) ki tāua ki ki tātou
2nd person koe koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lāua ki ki lātou
agentive clitic singular dual plural
1st person (exclusive) ki ki mātou
1st person (inclusive) ki ki tātou
2nd person koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki ki lātou

1) Sympathetic
Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.

Tokelauan possessive pronouns
inalienable (O-type) singular dual plural
long short
1st person (exclusive) o oku, o kita1 o māua o o mātou
1st person (inclusive) o tāua o o tātou
2nd person o ōu, o koe o koulua o koutou
3rd person o ona o lāua o o lātou
alienable (A-type) singular dual plural
long short
1st person (exclusive) a aku, a kita1 a māua a a mātou
1st person (inclusive) a tāua a a tātou
2nd person a āu, a koe a koulua a koutou
3rd person a ana a lāua a a lātou

1) Sympathetic
Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns.

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 163