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Tokelauan
Etymology
From faka- + manuia (“fortune”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: fa‧ka‧ma‧nu‧i‧a
Verb
fakamanuia
- (intransitive, + mai) to bless
2012, “Tokelau mo te Atua [Tokelau for the God]”:Fakamanuia mai ia Tokelau.- Bless Tokelau.
- (intransitive, + mai) to wish good luck
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 83