Common Tokelau Words
Mālō ni and warm Pacific greetings. At Pacific Learners Education, we are excited to bring you our first Tokelau language video titled ‘Common Tokelau Words’.
Tokelau is a remote group of atolls in the South Pacific, halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. With a population of approximately 1500 and a land mass of 10km2, Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand.
In an effort to revitalise Pacific language, we will be bringing you more Tokelau language videos over the coming months, and don’t forget to check out our Tokelauan language resource page. Impress your family and friends by using words like ‘Fakafetai’ which means ‘Thank you’ or ‘Fakamolemole’ which means ‘Please’ in everyday conversations.
Tokelau words translated to English
Io means Yes
Hēai means No
Fakamolemole means Please
Manuia te pō means Good night
Manuia te taeao means Good morning
Mālo nī means Hello
Fakafetai means Thank you
Moe means Sleep
Hau means Come
Fano means Go
Uma means Finish
Inu means Drink
Fia means Hungry
Kai means Eat
Tōfā nī means Goodbye
Nofo means Sit
Tū means Stand
Moega means Bed
Vili means Run
Havali means Walk
Alofa means Love