tamaiti

Maori

Noun

tamaiti (irregular plural tamariki)

1. child

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tama-qiti. Cognates include Hawaiian kamaiki and Samoan tamaiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.ma ˈi.ti]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ma‧i‧ti

Noun

tamaiti

1. child
2. offspring
3. childhood, youth

Synonyms

• (offspring): fānau

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 369