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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fenua. Cognates include Tahitian fenua and Maori whenua. Doublet of honua.
Pronunciation
Noun
henua
- (geography) place
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “henua”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
North Marquesan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fenua. Cognates include Tahitian fenua and Maori whenua.
Noun
henua
- land
- island
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fenua. Cognates include Hawaiian honua and Maori whenua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /he.ˈnu.a/
- Hyphenation: he‧nu‧a
Noun
henua
- land, ground, earth
References
- Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 21
- “henua”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 117