kanaka

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 See also 2 Hawaiian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• Kanaka

[edit] Etymology

1840. From Hawaiian kanaka (“‘person’”).

[edit] Noun

1. A person of Hawaiian descent.
2. (historical) A South Pacific Islander, especially a labourer in Australia or Canada.

[edit] See also

• Canuck
• Kanak
• Kanake (German)

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[edit] Hawaiian

[edit] Etymology

Originally tangata, compare Maori tangata.

[edit] Noun

kanaka

1. human being