faifai

Tokelauan

Etymology

From fai- +‎ fai (“to do”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈha.i ˈha.i]
  • Hyphenation: fa‧i‧fa‧i

Verb

faifai

  1. (transitive) to do repeatedly
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎[1], 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 [if] they live together in peace and happiness.

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 454
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