tautala
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tautala. Cognates include Tongan tautala and Samoan tautala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.u.ˈta.la/
- Hyphenation: ta‧u‧ta‧la
Noun
tautala (plural tāutatala)
- (intransitive) to talk
- (intransitive, + i) to speak
- Tautala i te gagana Tokelau. ― Speak the Tokelauan language.
- (intransitive, + mai) to reproach
- (transitive) to hire, arrange for
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 350