alofa
Samoan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Cognate with Hawaiian aloha.
Noun
editalofa
Verb
editalofa (plural ālolofa)
Tokelauan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Cognates include Samoan alofa and Hawaiian aloha.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalofa
Verb
editalofa (plural ālolofa)
- (intransitive, + ki) to love
- (intransitive, + ki) to be kind to
- (intransitive, + mai) to feel sorry for
- (intransitive, + mai) to have mercy on
References
edit- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 13
Tuvaluan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Cognate with Hawaiian aloha.
Noun
editalofa
Categories:
- Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Samoan lemmas
- Samoan nouns
- Samoan verbs
- Samoan transitive verbs
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tokelauan lemmas
- Tokelauan nouns
- Tokelauan verbs
- Tokelauan intransitive verbs
- Tuvaluan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Tuvaluan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tuvaluan lemmas
- Tuvaluan nouns