kanaka
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kanaka¹
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1840. From Hawaiian kanaka (“person”), ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *taŋata.
noun kanakas · kanaka · Kanaka
- A person of Hawaiian descent. 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.
- A South Pacific Islander, especially a labourer in Australia or Canada. There remains one case to be considered, that of the deportation of the Kanakas who were introduced into Queensland for the purpose of work on the sugar plantations.[…]It was, however, felt in the south that a white Australia was essential, and the Commonwealth passed in 1901 an Act (No. 16) which a
Kanaka²
noun Kanakas · Kanaka
- Alternative letter-case form of kanaka
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noun a person of Hawaiian descent
| Русский | кана́к kanák |
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Talk about this word "kanaka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kanaka. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kanaka. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kanaka "kanaka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kanaka.Cite this
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title = {kanaka},
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