tūmau
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Tokelauan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *tuqu-maqu. Cognates include Hawaiian kūmau and Samoan tūmau.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tūmau
- (intransitive) to remain permanent
- 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau][1], page 1:
- Ko Tokelau e fakavae tumau i te Atua.
- Tokelau is founded permanently on God.
References
[edit]- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 409