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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Hele aku la ke kamaaina, a ike aku i na'lii e inu awa ana, hoi mai la a hai mai la ia lakou nei.
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren
Olelo hou ke kamaaina, "Malia paha he hookamani."
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren
"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 Beckwith, Martha Warren
Mahope iho o kona hookaawale ana ia Aiwohikupua, hele aku oia a noho ma ka hale kamaaina.
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren
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 Beckwith, Martha Warren
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