fiafia

Samoan

Noun

fiafia

1. competition;get-together

Tokelauan

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*fiafia.Cognates includeHawaiianhiaandSamoanfiafia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈɸi.a ˈɸi.a]
• Hyphenation:fi‧a‧fi‧a

Noun

fiafia

1. happiness
   • 1948,Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau‎^[1]:

     Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma tefiafia.

     This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and [if] they live together in peace andhappiness.

2. entertainment,party
3. (+ ki)interest(in)

Verb

fiafia

1. (stative)to behappy
2. (transitive)tolike,enjoy

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986),Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2],Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page121