fakatahi

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *faka-tasi. Cognates include Hawaiian hoʻokahi and Samoan faʻatasi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ha.ka.ˈta.hi]
  • Hyphenation: fa‧ka‧ta‧hi

Adverb

fakatahi

  1. all at once; together
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎, page 1:
      Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.
      This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and they live together in peace and happiness.

Derived terms

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 101
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