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Maori
Noun
aitua
- accident, bad luck
Tokelauan
Etymology
From aitu (“ghost”) + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: a‧i‧tu‧a
Verb
aitua
- (stative) to be haunted
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 2