tautala
Tokelauan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *tautala. Cognates include Tongan tautala and Samoan tautala.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittautala (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