Maori

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Etymology

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Analyzable as te (definite article) + nei (determiner, “here” or “this”, close to the speaker).

Determiner

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tēnei

  1. this (referring to something near to the speaker)

Coordinate terms

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Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *te-nei. Cognates include Maori tēnei and Samoan lenei.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [teː.ˈne.i]
  • Hyphenation: tē‧ne‧i

Pronoun

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tēnei

  1. this (near the speaker)

Determiner

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tēnei

  1. this (near the speaker)
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎[1], page 1:
      Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.
      This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and [if] they live together in peace and happiness.

See also

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References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 382