Kanaky

English

Etymology

Likely from Kanak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈnækiː/

Proper noun

Kanaky

1. New Caledonia (an archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania).

Usage notes

• Primarily used by Kanak autonomists.

Translations

alternative name of New Caledonia

• Arabic: كاناكي (kānākī)
• French: Kanaky (fr) f
• German: Kanaky n
• Greek: Κανάκι (el) (Kanáki)
• Interlingua: Canachia f
• Italian: Canachia f
• Japanese: カナキー (Kanakī)
• Maori: Kanaki

French

Etymology

Likely from Kanak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.na.ki/

Proper noun

Kanaky

1. New Caledonia (an archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania)

Usage notes

• Primarily used by Kanak nationalists. However, the term has been adopted as a generic term for the country and the main island in several Kanak languages (such as Kanaki in Drehu).