tēia

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *te-ia. Cognates include Hawaiian kēia and Samoan lea.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈteː.ia]
  • Hyphenation: tē‧i‧a

Pronoun

tēia

  1. that

Determiner

tēia

  1. that

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, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 380
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