whanga

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Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *faŋa₃ from Proto-Oceanic *paŋa (to gape open); compare with Hawaiian hono (harbor), Tahitian faʻa (valley), Tongan fanga, and Samoan faga (bay)[1][2][3]

Noun

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whanga

  1. bay, gulf
  2. stretch of water

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 610
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “faga.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 47

Further reading

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  • whanga” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.