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kanaka

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Definitions

  1. A person of Hawaiian descent.

Word origin

1840. From Hawaiian kanaka (“person”), ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *taŋata.

Used in a sentence

  • It was considered one of the nation’s strictest bans because of the reference to Kanakas – native Hawaiians – and because Nevada was the only other state to add Chinese.
  • "Who was the call from?" "I don't know. Sound like a kanaka though.” When Erin frowned, he added, “A Hawaiian, like me.”
  • The Kanaka at the wheel gave him a glance, but did not speak.

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