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tuātina

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Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *tuqa-a-tina. Cognates include Tongan tuʻasina and Tuvaluan tuātina.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tu.ˈaː.ti.na]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ā‧ti‧na

Noun

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tuātina

  1. maternal uncle

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 402
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