iēnei

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *e-nei. Akin to Maori ēnei.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

iēnei

  1. these (near the speaker)

Determiner

iēnei

  1. these (near the speaker)

See also

Tokelauan demonstratives
singular plural
simple tē iē
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
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