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Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *hingoa; cognate with Hawaiian inoa, Tahitian iʻoa, Ontong Java iŋoa, Samoan igoa, Tuvaluan igoa and Rapa Nui ingoa.
Noun
ingoa
- name
References
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “higoa”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 106
Further reading
- “ingoa” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Rapa Nui
Etymology
See here.
Noun
ingoa
- name