Fakaofo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Tokelauan Fakaofo. === Proper noun === Fakaofo A South Pacific Ocean atoll in the Tokelau Group. Synonym: (former name) Bowditch Island ==== Alternative forms ==== Fakofo == Tokelauan == === Etymology === From fakaofo (“to surprise”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ha.ka.ˈo.hᵝo] Hyphenation: fa‧ka‧o‧fo === Proper noun === Fakaofo Fakaofo (an atoll in Tokelau) ==== Descendants ==== → English: Fakaofo === References === R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 73