Atafu

English

Etymology

From Tokelauan Atafu.

Proper noun

Atafu

1. An atoll in Tokelau, New Zealand.

Synonyms

• Duke of York's Island (obsolete)

Derived terms

• Atafuan

Anagrams

• UFTAA

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.ˈta.hᵝu]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta‧fu

Proper noun

Atafu

1. Atafu (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

• → English: Atafu

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 2