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Pasefika English to Polynesian Dictionary: Native


Native in English language is known as:

  • Faʻaleatunuʻu in Sāmoan language
  • Maoli in Hawaiʻian language
  • Tu‘ufonua in Tongan language
  • Mā‘ohi in Tahitian language
  • Māori in Māori language



English to Polynesian Dictionary


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English Sāmoan Hawaiʻian Tongan Tahitian Māori Scientific
Name Igoa Inoa Hingoa Iʻoa Ingoa
Native Faʻaleatunuʻu Maoli Tu‘ufonua Mā‘ohi Māori
Needlefish (Keeltail) ise ‘Aha Platybelone argalus
New Guinea Creeper or Derris ʻAva niukini Derris malaccensis
Night Pō Pō Pō Pō Pō
Night Sky Lagi i le pō
Nine Iva ʻEiwa Hiva Iva Iwa
North Mātū ʻĀkau Tokelau Toʻerau Tuaraki N 0°
North East Mātū i Sasaʻe Koʻolau Tokelau Hahake Haʻapiti NE 45°
North West Mātū i Sisifo Hoʻolua Tokelau Hihifo Pāfāʻite Marangai mā uru NW 315°
November Novema Nowemapa Nōvema Nōvema Noema

Sāmoan to English Dictionary


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Hawaiʻian to English Dictionary


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Tongan to English Dictionary


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Tahitian to English Dictionary


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Māori to English Dictionary


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The Pasefika Polynesian dictionary is project of Jon Apisa intended as a comparative dictionary to view similarities, differences and cognate relationships of words in multiple Polynesian languages.



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