Pasefika Māori Dictionary: Poaka

Poaka in Te Reo Māori language (Aotearoa) is Sus scrofa, Sus scrofa domesticus Pig in English language.

Pig Sus scrofa, Sus scrofa domesticus in English language is known as:


Poaka Pig (Sus scrofa) - noun

Poaka (phonetic: / Poh-ah-kah / | ipa:/ ˈpoʊˑäˑkäˑ / | symbols: / ˈpōäkä / )

“Poaka” is a word in Māori language used to identify a Pig (Sus scrofa).

“Kunekune” is another word in Māori language used to identify a pig and/or breed of (domestic) pig.

“Poaka” in Māori language is translated to “Puaʻa” in Sāmoan language, “Puaʻa” Hawaiʻian language, “Puaʻa” in Tahitian language to identify a Pig (Sus scrofa) and/or also translated to “Puaka” in Tongan language.

Puaʻa (pig) freehand drawing by Jon Apisa

Jon Apisa. Puaʻa (pig) freehand drawing. 2021. colored pencil on paper, 8.8" x 5.5" (22.4cm x 14cm).

Puaʻa (pig) freehand drawing by Jon Apisa

Māori to English Dictionary


English Māori Sāmoan Hawaiʻian Tongan Tahitian Scientific
European person Pākehā Papālagi Haole Papālagi Popaʻā
Foreigner Pākehā Tagata Fāimai Malihini Muli Rātere
Papaya Papaia Esi Mīkana Lesi ʻĪʻitā Carica papaya
Crab Pāpaka Paʻa Pāpaʻi Paka Paʻapaʻa Brachyura
Father Pāpara Tamā Makua Kāne Tamai Metua Tāne
Brush Paraihe Palasi Palaki Polosi Porōmu
Jupiter Pareārau Tupualengase Planet
Pacific Ocean Pasifika Pasefika Pākīpika Pasifiki Patitifa
Question Pātai Fesili Nīnau Fehuʻi Uiraʻa
Paint Peita Vali Pena Vali Pēni
Bat (Flying Fox) Pekapeka Peʻa ʻŌpeʻapeʻa Peka ʻIore Pererau Chiroptera
Pen Pene Peni Peni Peni Pēni
Pencil Pene rākau Penitala Penikala Peni Pēni tara
Baby Pēpē Pepe Pēpē Pēpē Pēpe
Febuary Pēpuere Fepuali Pepeluali Fepueli Fepuare
South East Pitonga Saute i Sasaʻe Malani Tonga Hahake Maraʻamu SE 135°
Pig Poaka Puaʻa Puaʻa Puaka Puaʻa Sus scrofa, Sus scrofa domesticus
Hibiscus (Red) Ponga ʻAute Sāmoa Aloalo Kaute ʻAute Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Tree Fern Ponga ʻOliʻolī Hāpuʻu
Polynesia Poronēhia Polenisia Polenekia Pōrīnetia
Post (house, structure) Pou Pou Pou Pou Pou
Flower Puaka Pua Pua Matala Tiare
Book Pukapuka Tusi Puke Faiva Puta

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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.