Pasefika Tahitian Dictionary: Nono
Nono in Tahitian language is Morinda citriflolia Indian mulberry in English language.
Indian mulberry Morinda citriflolia in English language is known as:
- Nonu vao in Sāmoan language
- Noni in Hawaiʻian language
- Nonu in Tongan language
- Nono in Tahitian language
- in Māori language
Nono Indian mulberry (Morinda citriflolia) - noun
Nono (phonetic: / Noh-Noh / | ipa:/ ˈnoʊˑnoʊˑ / | symbols: / ˈnōnō / )
“Nono” is a word in Tahitian language used to identify a Indian mulberry (Morinda citriflolia).
“Nono” in Tahitian language is translated to “Nonu vao” or “Nonu” in Sāmoan language “Noni” in Hawaiʻian language to identify a Indian mulberry (Morinda citriflolia) and/or also “Nonu” in Tongan language.
“Nono” Indian mulberry (Morinda citriflolia) in Tahitian language has also been branded as “Tahitian Noni”.
Jon Apisa. Nonu (Noni) freehand drawing. 2022. colored pencil on paper, 8.8" x 5.5" (22.4cm x 14cm).
Nonu (Noni) freehand drawing by Jon Apisa
Tahitian to English Dictionary
| English | Tahitian | Sāmoan | Hawaiʻian | Tongan | Māori | Scientific |
| Sennit (cordage from coconout husk) | Nape | ʻAfa | ʻAha | Kafa | Kaha | |
| Up | Niʻa | Luga | Luna | ʻOlunga | Runga | |
| Blue | Nīnamu | Lanumoana | Polū | Lanu moana | ||
| Sit | Noho | Nofo | Noho | Nofo | Noho | |
| Great Morinda | Nono | Nonu | Noni | Nonu | Morinda Citrifolia | |
| Indian mulberry | Nono | Nonu vao | Noni | Nonu | Morinda citriflolia | |
| November | Nōvema | Novema | Nowemapa | Nōvema | Noema |
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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.