Hawaiki
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki.
Proper noun
Hawaiki
- (mythology) 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.
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