valivali

== Tokelauan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈva.li.ˈva.li] Hyphenation: va‧li‧va‧li === Etymology 1 === Reduplication of vali (“to paint”). ==== Verb ==== valivali (transitive) to paint piece by piece === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== valivali flesh of a young coconut ==== Verb ==== valivali (stative) to be soft === References === R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 424