tokerau

== Māori == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *tokelau (“northwesterly”). Cognates include Tokelauan tokelau, Samoan to'elau, and Rapa Nui tokerau. No words for the cardinal directions can be unambiguously reconstructed for Proto-Polynesian, as there would be little use for them on the small Polynesian islands. However, on the much larger North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu) of New Zealand, the usefulness of such terminology led the Māori to adopt this word for "north". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtokerau/ [ˈtɔkɛɾɐʉ] Hyphenation: to‧ke‧rau === Noun === tokerau north autumn === See also === compass points: [edit] === References === == Rapa Nui == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *tokelau (“northwesterly”). Cognates include Tokelauan tokelau, Samoan to'elau, and Māori tokerau. === Noun === tokerau wind