tokelau

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Finnish

Etymology

See Tokelau.

Pronunciation

Noun

tokelau

  1. Tokelauan (language)

Declension

Inflection of tokelau (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative tokelau
genitive tokelaun
partitive tokelauta
illative tokelauhun
singular plural
nominative tokelau
accusative nom. tokelau
gen. tokelaun
genitive tokelaun
partitive tokelauta
inessive tokelaussa
elative tokelausta
illative tokelauhun
adessive tokelaulla
ablative tokelaulta
allative tokelaulle
essive tokelauna
translative tokelauksi
abessive tokelautta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tokelau (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tokelauni
accusative nom. tokelauni
gen. tokelauni
genitive tokelauni
partitive tokelautani
inessive tokelaussani
elative tokelaustani
illative tokelauhuni
adessive tokelaullani
ablative tokelaultani
allative tokelaulleni
essive tokelaunani
translative tokelaukseni
abessive tokelauttani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tokelausi
accusative nom. tokelausi
gen. tokelausi
genitive tokelausi
partitive tokelautasi
inessive tokelaussasi
elative tokelaustasi
illative tokelauhusi
adessive tokelaullasi
ablative tokelaultasi
allative tokelaullesi
essive tokelaunasi
translative tokelauksesi
abessive tokelauttasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tokelaumme
accusative nom. tokelaumme
gen. tokelaumme
genitive tokelaumme
partitive tokelautamme
inessive tokelaussamme
elative tokelaustamme
illative tokelauhumme
adessive tokelaullamme
ablative tokelaultamme
allative tokelaullemme
essive tokelaunamme
translative tokelauksemme
abessive tokelauttamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tokelaunne
accusative nom. tokelaunne
gen. tokelaunne
genitive tokelaunne
partitive tokelautanne
inessive tokelaussanne
elative tokelaustanne
illative tokelauhunne
adessive tokelaullanne
ablative tokelaultanne
allative tokelaullenne
essive tokelaunanne
translative tokelauksenne
abessive tokelauttanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tokelaunsa
accusative nom. tokelaunsa
gen. tokelaunsa
genitive tokelaunsa
partitive tokelautaan
tokelautansa
inessive tokelaussaan
tokelaussansa
elative tokelaustaan
tokelaustansa
illative tokelauhunsa
adessive tokelaullaan
tokelaullansa
ablative tokelaultaan
tokelaultansa
allative tokelaulleen
tokelaullensa
essive tokelaunaan
tokelaunansa
translative tokelaukseen
tokelauksensa
abessive tokelauttaan
tokelauttansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

compounds

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tokelau. Cognates include Maori tokerau and Samoan to'elau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: to‧ke‧la‧u

Noun

tokelau

  1. northern wind
  2. northward

Derived terms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 393