tūmau

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tuqu-maqu. Cognates include Hawaiian kūmau and Samoan tūmau.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtuː.ma.u]
  • Hyphenation: tū‧ma‧u

Verb

tūmau

  1. (intransitive) to remain permanent
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎, page 1:
      Ko Tokelau e fakavae tūmau i te Atua.
      Tokelau is founded permanently on God.

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 409
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