faifai

Tokelauan

Etymology

From fai- +‎ fai (“to do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈha.i ˈha.i]
• Hyphenation: fa‧i‧fa‧i

Verb

faifai

1. (transitive) to do repeatedly
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.

     This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and [if] they live together in peace and happiness.

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 454