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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Mahope iho o kona hookaawale ana ia Aiwohikupua, hele aku oia a noho ma ka hale kamaaina.
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith
I ua la la, i ka puka ana a ka la, aia na kamaaina ma kulana, nalu, na kane, a me na wahine.
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith
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 Martha Warren Beckwith
Ia Hauailiki ma kulana nalu, kahea mai la kekahi kaikamahine kamaaina, "Pae hoi kakou."
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith
"He mea hiki ole ia makou ke hele aku," wahi a Laieikawai, "he pono e nana aku i ka na kamaaina heenalu ana."
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith
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