tuātina

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tuqa-a-tina. Cognates include Tongan tuʻasina and Tuvaluan tuātina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tu.ˈaː.ti.na]
• Hyphenation: tu‧ā‧ti‧na

Noun

tuātina

1. maternal uncle

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 402