Atua

See also: atua

Tokelauan

Te Atua.

Etymology

From atua (“god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.ˈtu.a]
• Hyphenation: A‧tu‧a

Noun

Atua

1. (Christianity) God
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     Ko Tokelau e fakavae tumau i te Atua.

     Tokelau is founded permanently on God.

   • 2012, “Tokelau mō te Atua [Tokelau for the God]”:

     Te Atua o nuku, te Atua o Tokelau.

     The God of villages, the God of Tokelau.

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 21