Kanak
See also: kanak
English
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editFirst attested in 1910, borrowed from French canaque, from English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).
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editKanak (plural Kanaks or Kanak)
- An indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia.
- 2024 May 17, Julien Mazzoni, “New Caledonia riots: parts of territory ‘out of state control’, French representative says”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- In the working-class districts of Nouméa, which have a high population of indigenous Kanak residents, buildings were burned and wrecked vehicles remained in the middle of the road.
Translations
editindigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia
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editFrench
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editNoun
editKanak m or f by sense (plural Kanaks, feminine Kanake)
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editGerman
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editKanak m (strong, genitive Kanaks, plural Kanaks or Kanax)
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