Pasefika Hawaiʻian Dictionary: Wana
Wana in Hawaiʻian language is Echinoidea Sea Urchin in English language.
Sea Urchin Echinoidea in English language is known as:
- Vaga in Sāmoan language
- Wana in Hawaiʻian language
- Vana in Tongan language
- Vana in Tahitian language
- Kina in Māori language
Wana (phonetic: / Vah-n-ah / | ipa:/ ˈväˑnäˑ / | symbols: / ˈvänä / )
Wana (Echinothrix diadema) - noun
Wana (phonetic: / Vah-n-ah / | ipa:/ ˈväˑnäˑ / | symbols: / ˈvänä / )
“Wana” in Hawai‘i is used to identify Echinothrix diadema (diadema urchin).
“Wana” in Hawai‘i is pronounced as “Vana”.
Echinothrix diadema is also identified as “Vaga” in Sāmoan language.
Echinothrix diadema is also known as diadema urchin
Jon Apisa. Vaga | Wana (Echinothrix diadema) freehand. 2024. colored pencil on paper, 8.5" x 5.5" (26.1cm x 14cm).
Vaga drawing by Jon Apisa
Hawaiʻian to English Dictionary
| English | Hawaiʻian | Sāmoan | Tongan | Tahitian | Māori | Scientific |
| Canoe | Waʻa | Vaʻa | Vaka | Vaʻa | Waka | |
| Double Hull Canoe | Waʻa kaulua | ʻAlia | Kalia | Vaʻa tāʻie tauati | Waka Unua | |
| Mouth | Waha | Gutu | Ngutu | Vaha | Waha | |
| Woman | Wahine | Fafine | Fefine | Vahine | Wahine | |
| Water | Wai | Vai | Vai | Vai | Wai | H₂O or Oxidane |
| Violet | Waioleka | Violē | Vaioleti | Vare‘au pa‘opa‘o | ||
| Diadema urchin | Wana | Vaga | Vana | Vana | Kina | Echinothrix diadema |
| Sea Urchin | Wana | Vaga | Vana | Vana | Kina | Echinoidea |
| Coconut grater | Waʻu niu | ʻAusaʻalo | Hakalo | ‘Ana | ||
| Paper mulberry | Wauke | Uʻa | Hiapo | Aute | Aute | Broussonetia papyrifera |
English to Polynesian Dictionary
Hawaiʻian to English Dictionary
Tongan to English Dictionary
Tahitian to English Dictionary
Māori to English Dictionary
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.