tautala

== Tokelauan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *tautala. Cognates include Tongan tautala and Samoan tautala. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ta.u.ˈta.la] Hyphenation: ta‧u‧ta‧la === Noun === tautala (plural tāutatala) (intransitive) to talk (intransitive, + i) to speak Tautala i te gagana Tokelau. ― Speak the Tokelauan language. (intransitive, + mai) to reproach (transitive) to hire, arrange for === References === R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 350