kāiga

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See also: kaiga, and káigá

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kaiga. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻāina and Samoan ʻāiga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: kā‧i‧ga

Noun

kāiga

  1. home
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎, page 1:
      Mai te kāloā, ko nā tālaaga ki nā fenua o Atafu, Nukunonu, Fakaofo, ma Olohega na fauhia kē fai ma o matou kāiga.
      From the ancient times, of the tales, the islands of Atafu, Nukunonu, Fakaofo and Olohega You created together, as our home.
  2. spouse
  3. relative
  4. family
  5. marriage relationship

Verb

kāiga

  1. (transitive) to be related to

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 142
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