Kanak

kanak Kanak kanák Kaňák English Alternative forms en Canaque Pronunciation en /kəˈnæk/ Etymology 1 First attested in 1910, borrowed from en fr canaque, from en en kanaka Pacific islander, from en haw kanaka person. Noun s * An indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia. en-GB Julien Mazzoni New Caledonia riots: parts of territory ‘out of state control’, French representative says The Guardian 2024-05-17 https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/17/new-caledonia-riots-protests-noumea-out-of-state-control 0261-3077 In the working-class districts of Nouméa, which have a high population of indigenous Kanak residents, buildings were burned and wrecked vehicles remained in the middle of the road. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018142527/https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/17/new-caledonia-riots-protests-noumea-out-of-state-control 18 October 2026 Translations indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia French: fr canaque m f, fr Kanak m f, fr Kanake f, fr Canaque m f German: de Kanake m, de Kanakin f Japanese: ja カナック Kanakku Russian: ru кана́к m Spanish: es canaco m Etymology 2 en :bor sa:कनक + 1 Proper noun en female Sanskrit used in India. See also en Canuck Kanaky Kaneka Kanéka Anagrams en aakkn Knaak French Alternative forms fr Canaque Pronunciation Noun mfbysense + en Kanak Related terms fr canaque fr kanak, fr kanake German Alternative forms de Kanack Pronunciation de /ˈkanak/ /ˈkænək/ /kɛnɛk/ Noun m,s,s:Kanax slang de Kanake wog 1 Declension m,s,s:Kanax