hēai

hēai

Tokelauan

Tokelauan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : hēai

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *teqe-ai. Cognates include Samoan leai and Tuvaluan hē ai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheː.a.i/
• Hyphenation: hē‧a‧i

Noun

hēai

1. absence; lack

Verb

hēai

1. (stative) to be none
2. (stative) to be zero

Particle

hēai

1. no (response to a question)

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 304