tautala
Tokelauan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *tautala. Cognates include Tongan tautala and Samoan tautala.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tautala (plural tāutatala)
- (intransitive) to talk
- (intransitive, + i) to speak
- Tautala i te gagana Tokelau. ― Speak the Tokelauan language.
- (intransitive, + mai) to reproach
- (transitive) to hire, arrange for
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 350