tūmau

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tuqu-maqu. Cognates include Hawaiian kūmau and Samoan tūmau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtuː.ma.u]
• Hyphenation: tū‧ma‧u

Verb

tūmau

1. (intransitive) to remain permanent
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     Ko Tokelau e fakavae tūmau i te Atua.

     Tokelau is founded permanently on God.

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 409