tēia
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *te-ia. Cognates include Hawaiian kēia and Samoan lea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteː.ˈi.a/
- Hyphenation: tē‧i‧ā
Pronoun
tēia
- that
Determiner
tēia
- that
See also
Tokelauan demonstratives
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | tē | iē |
| Proximal | tēnei, nei | iēnei, nei |
| Medial | tēnā | iēnā |
| Distal | tēia | iēia |
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 380