Pasefika Tahitian Dictionary: Vai ora a Tane

Vai ora a Tane in Tahitian language is Milky Way in English language.

Milky Way in English language is known as:


Vai ora a Tane (Milky Way) - noun

Vai ora a Tane are the words used to identify the Milky Way in Reo Tahiti (Tahitian language), spoken by the people of Tahiti.

Vai ora a Tane (Milky Way) is also known as the Milky Way galaxy and can be observed seen from Earth's night sky.

Reo Tahiti is used to identify language specific to Tahiti. Reo Tahiti is apart of the Reo Māʻohi languages is used to identify languages used at and on island groups near Tahiti.

ʻAniva | Hōkūnohoaupuni (Milky Way) watercolor painting by Jon Apisa

Jon Apisa. ʻAniva (Milky Way) watercolor painting. 2024. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.8cm x 6.985cm).

ʻAniva watercolor painting by Jon Apisa

Tahitian to English Dictionary


English Tahitian Sāmoan Hawaiʻian Tongan Māori Scientific
Canoe Vaʻa Vaʻa Waʻa Vaka Waka
Outrigger Canoe (Small) Vaʻa Paopao Waʻa Kaukahi Pōpao Waka ama
Canoe (Outrigger small) Vaʻa Paopao Waʻa Kaukahi Pōpao Waka ama
Outrigger Canoe Vaʻa Paopao Waʻa Kaukahi Pōpao Waka ama
Double Hull Canoe Vaʻa tāʻie tauati ʻAlia Waʻa kaulua Kalia Waka Unua
Mouth Vaha Gutu Waha Ngutu Waha
Woman Vahine Fafine Wahine Fefine Wahine
Water Vai Vai Wai Vai Wai H₂O or Oxidane
Milky Way Vai ora a Tane ʻAniva Hōkūnohoaupuni Kaniva Te ikaroa
Diadema urchin Vana Vaga Wana Vana Kina Echinothrix diadema
Sea Urchin Vana Vaga Wana Vana Kina Echinoidea
Purple Vare‘au pa‘opa‘o Violē Poni Lanu vaioleti
Violet Vare‘au pa‘opa‘o Violē Waioleka Vaioleti
Eight Vaʻu Valu ʻEwalu Valu Waru

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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.