Tui Tokelau

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Tokelauan

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Etymology

From Tui (“Lord”) +‎ Tokelau (“Tokelau”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Tu‧i To‧ke‧la‧u

Proper noun

Tui Tokelau

  1. (mythology) The major god in the Tokelau mythology.
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎, page 1:
      Talu mai nā aho o Maui, ma Tui Tokelau ko te laukelekele, te tai, ma te ea nae fakaolaola ai o matou tagata
      Ever since the days of Maui, and Tui Tokelau, the land, the sea, it was them that stimulated our people

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 21
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