ofa

ofa

1. hunger
2. hen

From Proto-Polynesian *rofa (“span, fathom”).

ofa

1. fathom (the measure of outstretched arms)

   Ua e ofa mo e ono e inisi he loa he vaka.

   The length of the canoe was two fathoms and six inches.

• “ofa” in Tohi Vagahau Niuē (Niuean Language Dictionary).

From English offer.

ofa

1. offering; sacrifice

Reduced, from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa.

• IPA^(key): /o.fa/

ofa

1. to love

ofa

1. (possessive) (genitive singular of of) her, of hers
   • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: I:

     ‚Ioseph’: himatan ofa, bi äbinom man ritik, e no ävilom jonetükön ofi len jemodastafäd, ädesinom ad lüvön kläno ofi.

     Her husband Joseph, being an upright man and wanting to spare her disgrace, decided to divorce her informally.

• ofik

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɸa/

ofa

1. pit trap

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics