Kanak
See also: kanak
English
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Etymology
First attested in 1910, borrowed from French canaque, from English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).
Noun
Kanak (plural Kanaks or Kanak)
- An indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia.
Translations
indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia
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French
Noun
Kanak m (plural Kanaks)
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