Hawaiki
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Maori Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki, Doublet of Hawaii and Savai'i.
Proper noun
[edit]Hawaiki
- (mythology) The original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand. It also features as the underworld in many Māori stories.
Maori
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki.
Proper noun
[edit]Hawaiki
- (mythology) Hawaiki, the legendary homeland of the Maori before their arrival at Aotearoa (New Zealand), and also the underworld.
Descendants
[edit]- → English: Hawaiki
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