tafolā
Samoan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tafolaqa. Compare Hawaiian koholā (“humpback whale”).
Noun
edittafolā
Tokelauan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tafo-laqa. Cognates include Hawaiian koholā and Samoan tafolā.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittafolā
References
edit- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 354
Categories:
- Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
- Samoan terms derived from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
- Samoan lemmas
- Samoan nouns
- sm:Mammals
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tokelauan lemmas
- Tokelauan nouns
- tkl:Cetaceans