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kanāka

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Tom

kanāka, n. Derogatory name for a Polynesian, mostly used attributively.

Ko te tū rāi ia o te Māori kanāka,
a typical Māori behaviour. [Haw. kanaka man, via Eng.]

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