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aitua

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Maori

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Noun

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aitua

  1. accident, bad luck

Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From aitu (“ghost”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [a.i.ˈtu.a]
  • Hyphenation: a‧i‧tu‧a

Verb

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aitua

  1. (stative) to be haunted

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 2
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