matea

matea f (plural mateas)

1. female equivalent of mateo

matea f

1. feminine singular of mateo

matea

1. inflection of matear:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

From mate (“to guess”) +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): /ma.ˈte.a/
• Hyphenation: ma‧te‧a

matea

1. (transitive) to recognise
   • 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.

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 229