kenakena

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Tokelauan

Te lanu kenakena.

Etymology

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Polynesian *kena. Cognates include Tongan kena and Samoan ʻena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ke‧na‧ke‧na

Verb

kenakena

  1. (stative) to be brown

Synonyms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 159