valivali

Tokelauan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈva.li ˈva.li]
  • Hyphenation: va‧li‧va‧li

Etymology 1

Reduplication of vali (“to paint”).

Verb

valivali

  1. (transitive) to paint piece by piece

Etymology 2

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Noun

valivali

  1. flesh of a young coconut

Verb

valivali

  1. (stative) to be soft

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 424
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