takutino
Tokelauan
Etymology
From taku (“to tell”) + tino (“shape”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈta.ku.ˈti.no/
- Hyphenation: ta‧ku‧ti‧no
Verb
takutino
- (intransitive) to say openly; to speak out
- 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau], page 1:
- Ko ki mātou, ia tagata o Tokelau, e takutino
- We, the people of Tokelau, say openly
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 362