Hāmoa

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Maori

Proper noun

Hāmoa

  1. Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)

Tokelauan

Te fuka o Hāmoa.

Etymology

Borrowed from Samoan Sāmoa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: Hā‧mo‧a

Proper noun

Hāmoa

  1. Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)

References

  • Used in a usage example in R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page xlv.