tētahi

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *te-tasi (“a certain one, another”). Equivalent to tē (“the”) +‎ tahi (“one”). Cognate with Hawaiian kekahi and Samoan le tasi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [teː.ˈta.hi]
  • Hyphenation: tē‧ta‧hi

Determiner

tētahi

  1. the other

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 382
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