iēnei

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *e-nei. Akin to Maori ēnei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i.ˈeː.ne.i]
• Hyphenation: i‧ē‧ne‧i

Pronoun

iēnei

1. these (near the speaker)

Determiner

iēnei

1. these (near the speaker)

See also

Tokelauan demonstratives

	singular	plural
Simple	tē	iē
Proximal	tēnei, nei	iēnei, nei
Medial	tēnā	iēnā
Distal	tēia	iēia

References

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