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tamaiti

Maori edit

Noun edit

tamaiti (irregular plural tamariki)

  1. child

Tokelauan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tama-qiti. Cognates include Hawaiian kamaiki and Samoan tamaiti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈta.ma ˈi.ti]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ma‧i‧ti

Noun edit

tamaiti

  1. child
  2. offspring
  3. childhood, youth

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 369
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