Iunivehite

Tokelauan

Etymology

Borrowed from English university.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i.u.ni.ve.ˈhi.te]
• Hyphenation: I‧u‧ni‧ve‧hi‧te

Noun

Iunivehite

1. university

Usage notes

• Unlike in English, the Tokelauan word's capitalised form is used in any sentence. Perhaps this is due to the small amount of universities near Tokelau (thus a referenced university was known, and functioned as a proper noun).

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 27