kaʻaka

Hawaiian

noun

Definitions

(dated) (slang) fellow, chap, person, wretch

Etymology

Borrowed from Tahitian taʻata (person) derived from Proto-Polynesian *taŋata.

Origin

Proto-Polynesian

*taŋata

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

kanaka Hawaiian
tangata Maori
*taŋata Proto-Polynesian
tangata Rapa Nui
tagata Samoan
tangata Tongan (Tonga Islands)
taʻata Tahitian
tagata Tuvaluan
tagata Wallisian

kanaka