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Hawaiki
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en mi Hawaiki, from en poz-pnp-pro *Sawaiki, en Hawaii Savai'i.
Proper noun
en mythology The original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand. It also features as the underworld in many Māori stories.
en Mythological locations Māori mythology
Māori
Etymology
From mi poz-pnp-pro *Sawaiki.
Pronunciation
hawaiki -'--
Proper noun
mi proper noun
mi mythology en Hawaiki, the legendary homeland of the Maori before their arrival at Aotearoa (New Zealand), and also the underworld.
Descendants
1 en Hawaiki
mi Māori mythology