kopiti

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Tokelauan

Te kopiti.

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kopi-ti (“to be narrow”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻōpiki (“trap”) and Maori kopiti (“to be closed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ko‧pi‧ti

Noun

kopiti

  1. corner

Usage notes

  • Kopiti is only used to refer to the inner part of a corner, e.g. of a building or room. For the outer part of a corner, the term tulimanu is used.

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 167
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