tafolā

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tafolaqa. Compare Hawaiian koholā (“humpback whale”).

Noun

tafolā

1. whale

Tokelauan

Nā tafolā.

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tafo-laqa. Cognates include Hawaiian koholā and Samoan tafolā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta.hᵝo.ˈlaː]
• Hyphenation: ta‧fo‧lā

Noun

tafolā

1. whale

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 354