kamaaina
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kamaaina
First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian kamaʿāina “native born,” equivalent to kama “child, person” + ʿāina “land, earth”
Example Sentences
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A hala aku la na kamaaina, ohu mai la he wahi nalu opuu, ia manawa ka Hauailiki hee ana i kona nalu.
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren
Ia lakou i hiki aku ai, ua nui na kamaaina i lulumi mai e makaikai ia Kekalukaluokewa; me ka olelo mai o na kamaaina, "Akahi no ka aina kanaka maikai o Kauai."
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren
I kekahi la, kupu ka manao aloha i kekahi wahine kamaaina no Laielohelohe; noalila, hele mai la ua kamaaina wahine nei e launa me ke Alii wahine.
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren
Ia Hauailiki e hee la i ka nalu, uwa ka pihe a na kamaaina, a me na kaikuahine o Aiwohikupua: Heaha la ia ia Laieikawai?
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren
Olelo aku la o Aiwohikupua i kahi kamaaina, "E hele oe a olelo aku, owau kekahi e lealea me keia poe, aole nae e lealea me ka poe ikaika ole."
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren
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