1. (loan) (noun) Hawaiian – originates from O‘ahu, the name of the most populated of the Hawaiian islands.
Kotahi anō te take o te Māori me te Wāhu, kotahi anō hoki tō rāua reo, engari nā te maha o ngā tau i wehe ai ka rerekē ngā reo (TP 10/1907:5). / The Māori and the Hawaiian share a common origin, as does their language but due to the many years of separation the languages have become different.
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