Tokelauan Etymology From Proto-Polynesian *manu-qia. Cognates include Tuvaluan manuia and Samoan manuia. Pronunciation IPA(key): [ma.nu.ˈi.a] Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧i‧a Noun manuia well-being prosperity fortune happiness success Verb manuia (stative) to be healthy (stative) to be prosperous (stative) to be fortunate (stative) to be happy (stative) to be successful Derived terms fakamanuia References R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 218Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.