aitua

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Maori

Noun

aitua

  1. accident, bad luck

Tokelauan

Etymology

From aitu (ghost) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧i‧tu‧a

Verb

aitua

  1. (stative) to be haunted

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 2