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From Proto-Polynesian *lau-papa. Cognates include Hawaiian laupapa and Samoan laupapa.
- IPA(key): [ˈla.u ˈpa.pa]
- Hyphenation: la‧u‧pa‧pa
laupapa
- blackboard
- plank, board
- sawn timber
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 173