Kanak
English
noun
Definitions
- An indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia.
Etymology
Borrowed from French canaque (black person) derived from English kanaka (Pacific islander, Pacific Islander) derived from Hawaiian kanaka (person, man).
Origin
Hawaiian
kanaka
Gloss
person, man
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
η·, 倫, 士
Emoji
π π€ π₯ π¦ π§ π¨ π© π― π° π² π΄ π΅ πΆ π π π π΄οΈ πΊ π£οΈ πΆ πΆββοΈ πΆββοΈ π π€΅ π§ π§βπΌ π§βπ€βπ§ π§βπ¦° π§β𦱠π§β𦲠π§β𦳠π§ π§ π§ π§ π§
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Canuck English
- Canuckese English
- Canuckiana English
- Canuckistan English
- Canuckland English
- Canuxploitation English
- kanaka English
- Kanake German
- canaque French
- canaque Portuguese
- kanaka Hawaiian
- *taΕata Proto-Polynesian