Tokelauan
Etymology
Reduplication of fakapele (“to do favours for”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ha.ka.ˈpe.le.ˈpe.le]
- Hyphenation: fa‧ka‧pe‧le‧pe‧le
Verb
fakapelepele
- (transitive) to value
- (transitive) to show affection to
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 88