 They are not based on any real-world language family (as are Esperanto and Interlingua), but do share a common history with roots in Common Eldarin.When using a definite article in Tokelauan language, unlike in some languages like English, if the speaker is speaking of an item, they need not to have referred to it previously as long as the item is specific.This is also true when it comes to the reference of a specific person.