tēnei

Maori

Etymology

Analyzable as te (definite article) + nei (determiner, “here” or “this”, close to the speaker).

Determiner

tēnei

  1. this (referring to something near to the speaker)

Coordinate terms

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *te-nei. Cognates include Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) and Samoan lenei.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [teː.ˈne.i]
  • Hyphenation: tē‧ne‧i

Pronoun

tēnei

  1. this (near the speaker)

Determiner

tēnei

  1. this (near the speaker)
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎, page 1:
      Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.
      This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and they live together in peace and happiness.

See also
Tokelauan demonstratives
singular plural
Simple tē iē
Proximal Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), nei iēnei, nei
Medial tēnā iēnā
Distal tēia iēia

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 382
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