laukelekele
Tokelauan
Etymology
From lau (“leaf”) + kelekele (“land”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈla.u.ˈke.le.ˈke.le/
- Hyphenation: la‧u‧ke‧le‧ke‧le
Noun
laukelekele
- land, area
- 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau], page 1:
- Talu mai nā aho o Maui, ma Tui Tokelau ko te laukelekele, te tai, ma te ea nae fakaolaola ai o matou tagata
- Ever since the days of Maui, and Tui Tokelau, the land, the sea, it was them that stimulated our people
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 172