tafutafu

Tokelauan

Etymology

Reduplication of tafu (“to fuel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.hᵝu ˈta.hᵝu]
• Hyphenation: ta‧fu‧ta‧fu

Verb

tafutafu

1. (transitive) to fuel (a fire) little by little

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 355