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Maori
Determiner
tēnā
- that (referring to something near the listener)
North Marquesan
Determiner
tēnā
- that
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *te-hena. Cognates include Maori tēnā and Samoan lenā.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
tēnā
- this, that (near the spoken to)
Determiner
tēnā
- this, that (near the spoken to)
See also
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 382