Hawaiki

Meaning

Proper Noun

The original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand. It also features as the underworld in many Māori stories.

Origin

Borrowed from Maori Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki.

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