mā‘ohi
Tahitian edit
Alternative forms edit
- maohi (nonstandard)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real”). Compare Hawaiian maoli and Maori māori.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mā‘оhi
References edit
- ^ Robert D. Craig (2011) Historical Dictionary of Polynesia, →ISBN, page 157: “MĀ‘OHI. A tahitian word currently used to indicate a person of Polynesian (Tahitian) ancestry versus demi to indicate one of mixed ancestry or popa‘ā to indicate a foreigner of Caucasian descent. Mā‘ohi is related to New Zealand and Cook Islands word māori and Hawaiian maoli.”