Atua
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See also: atua
Tokelauan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From atua (“god”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Atua
- (Christianity) God
- 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau][1], page 1:
- Ko Tokelau e fakavae tūmau i te Atua.
- Tokelau is founded permanently on God.
- 2012, “Tokelau mō te Atua [Tokelau for the God]”:
- Te Atua o nuku, te Atua o Tokelau.
- The God of villages, the God of Tokelau.
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 21