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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In other words, or, rather, in the potent Islands-word, they were kamaaina.
From On the Makaloa Mat by Jack London
"E i ae no," wahi a ma kamaaina.
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith
Olelo hou ke kamaaina, "Malia paha he hookamani."
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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