fiafia

Samoan

Noun

fiafia

  1. competition; get-together

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fiafia. Cognates include Hawaiian hia and Samoan fiafia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɸi.a ˈɸi.a]
  • Hyphenation: fi‧a‧fi‧a

Noun

fiafia

  1. happiness
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎[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.
  2. entertainment, party
  3. (+ ki) interest (in)

Verb

fiafia

  1. (stative) to be happy
  2. (transitive) to like, enjoy

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 121
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