Neo-hawaiian

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person born in Hawaii with mixed ancestry that is only partly Hawaiian.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A revitalised and relexified form of the Hawaiian language, influenced by the involvement of non-natives in teaching and transmission.

Etymology

From neo- + Hawaiian.

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