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Tokelauan
Etymology
Related to Tuvaluan filemu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: fī‧lē‧mū
Noun
fīlēmū
- silence
- peace
1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau], page 1:Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.- This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and they live together in peace and happiness.
Verb
fīlēmū
- (stative) to be quiet
- (stative) to be in peace
- (stative) to be gentle
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 122