Tokelauan
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Etymology
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From vaka (“canoe”) + lele (“to fly”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): [va.ˈkaː.le.le]
- Hyphenation: va‧kā‧le‧le
vakālele
- airplane
References
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- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 422