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]‎[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.

Derived terms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 101