takalo

See also: Takalo

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *takalo. Cognates include Hawaiian kāʻalo and Samoan ta'alo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta.ˈka.lo]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ka‧lo

Noun

takalo

1. the act of playing a game

Verb

takalo (plural tākakalo)

1. (intransitive) to play

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 358