takalo

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Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *takalo. Cognates include Hawaiian kāʻalo and Samoan ta'alo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ka‧lo

Noun

takalo

  1. the act of playing a game

Verb

takalo (plural tākakalo)

  1. (intransitive) to play

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 358