iēia

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *e-ia. Cognates include Tahitian eie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [i.ˈeː.ia]
  • Hyphenation: i‧ē‧i‧a

Pronoun

iēia

  1. those

Determiner

iēia

  1. those

See also

Tokelauan demonstratives
singular plural
simple
proximal tēnei, nei iēnei, nei
medial tēnā iēnā
distal tēia iēia

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 27