Tānoa (ʻava bowl)
Sharing “Tānoa” (ʻava bowl), a freehand drawing
The ʻAva/Kava bowl is known as:
- Tānoa in Sāmoa
- Kānoa in Hawaiʻi
- Kumete in Tonga
Piper methysticum is known as:
- ʻAva in Sāmoa
- ʻAwa in Hawaiʻi
- Kava in Tonga
Compare other words in a few of the languages of Polynesia using the:
8" x 11" (20.32cm x 27.94cm)
04/10/2002
Samoan
Polynesian
Pasefika Polynesian Dictionary
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