mā‘ohi

Tahitian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real”). Compare Hawaiian maoli and Maori māori.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmaːʔohi]

Adjective

mā‘оhi

  1. native, indigenous
  2. real, genuine
  3. Polynesian

References
  1. Robert D. Craig (2011) Historical Dictionary of Polynesia, →ISBN, page 157: “MĀ‘OHI. A tahitian word currently used to indicate a person of Polynesian (Tahitian) ancestry versus demi to indicate one of mixed ancestry or popa‘ā to indicate a foreigner of Caucasian descent. Mā‘ohi is related to New Zealand and Cook Islands word māori and Hawaiian maoli.”
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