tafu
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Ternate
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tafu
References
[edit]- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tokelauan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *tafu. Cognates include Hawaiian kahu and Samoan tafu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tafu
- (transitive) to build (a fire)
- (transitive) to fuel (a fire)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 354