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Tokelauan
Etymology
From olo- + hega (“feather tuft”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: O‧lo‧he‧ga
Proper noun
Olohega
- Swains Island (an atoll in Tokelau)
1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau], page 1:Mai te kāloā, ko nā tālaaga ki nā fenua o Atafu, Nukunonu, Fakaofo, ma Olohega na fauhia kē fai ma o matou kāiga.- From the ancient times, of the tales, the islands of Atafu, Nukunonu, Fakaofo and Olohega You created together, as our home.
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 143