Pōtukihi
1. (loan) (modifier) Portuguese.
O ēnei reo ko ngā mea i tino whāia ko te reo Pāniora, ko te reo Wīwī, ko te reo Tiamana, ko te reo Hapanihi, ko te reo Pōtukihi, me tētahi o ngā reo Hainamana (HM 3/1998:2). / Of these languages the ones most popular are Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese and one of the Chinese languages.
Synonyms: Pōtikī
2. (loan) (noun) Portuguese.
I te tau 1481 ka hangaia e te Pōtukihi tōna pā tuatahi ki Eremaina, i te takutai o Kini (TWMNT 19/5/1874:121). / In 1481, the Portuguese built their first fort at Elmina, on the coast of Guinea.
