Tui Tokelau

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Tui (“Lord”) +‎ Tokelau (“Tokelau”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtu.i to.ke.ˈla.u]
• Hyphenation: Tu‧i To‧ke‧la‧u

Proper noun

Tui Tokelau

1. (mythology) The major god in the Tokelau mythology.
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     Talu mai nā aho o Maui, ma Tui Tokelau ko te laukelekele, te tai, ma te ea nae fakaolaola ai o matou tagata

     Ever since the days of Maui, and Tui Tokelau, the land, the sea, it was them that stimulated our people

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 21