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Hawaiian
Etymology
Capitalized version of akua (“god”), a calque of English God.
Pronunciation
Noun
ke Akua
- (preceded by definite article) God (Christian)
- 1840, October 8th, 1840 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Ua hana mai ke Akua i nā lāhui kānaka a pau i ke koko hoʻokahi, e noho like lākou ma ka honua nei me ke kuʻikahi, a me ka pōmaikaʻi. Ua hāʻawi mai nō ke Akua i kekahi mau waiwai like, no nā kānaka a pau, me nā aliʻi a pau o nā ʻāina a pau loa.- God hath made of one blood all nations of men, to dwell on the face of the earth in unity and blessedness. God has also bestowed certain rights alike on all men, and all chiefs and all people of all lands.