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manuia

Tokelauan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *manu-qia. Cognates include Tuvaluan manuia and Samoan manuia.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ma.nu.ˈi.a]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧i‧a

Noun edit

manuia

  1. well-being
  2. prosperity
  3. fortune
  4. happiness
  5. success

Verb edit

manuia

  1. (stative) to be healthy
  2. (stative) to be prosperous
  3. (stative) to be fortunate
  4. (stative) to be happy
  5. (stative) to be successful

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 218
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