Fakaofo
Appearance
See also: fakaofo
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Tokelauan Fakaofo.
Proper noun
[edit]Fakaofo
- A South Pacific Ocean atoll in the Tokelau Group.
- Synonym: (former name) Bowditch Island
Alternative forms
[edit]Tokelauan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fakaofo (“to surprise”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Fakaofo
- Fakaofo (an atoll in Tokelau)
- 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau][1], page 1:
- Mai te kāloā, ko nā tālaaga ki nā fenua o Atafu, Nukunonu, Fakaofo, ma Olohega na fauhia kē fai ma o matou kāiga.
- From the ancient times, of the tales, the islands of Atafu, Nukunonu, Fakaofo and Olohega You created together, as our home.
Descendants
[edit]- → English: Fakaofo
References
[edit]- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 73