KANAKA


Meaning of KANAKA in English

kəˈnäkə, -nakə; in Hawaiian, sing & pl are both “kanaka” but sing is  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ & pl is ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Hawaiian, person, human being

: polynesian , micronesian , melanesian : south sea islander

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