kamaaina
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kamaaina
First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian kamaʿāina “native born,” equivalent to kama “child, person” + ʿāina “land, earth”
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E ke kamaaina o maua, e hele loa ana anei oe?
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith
Hele aku la lakou a noho ma Puakea, a no kahi heenalu malaila, noloila, ia lakou malaila e makaikai ana i ka heenalu ana a na kamaaina, ua nanea loa lakou malaila.
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
Since that time, in the course of various long stays, he had earned the kamaaina distinction.
From On the Makaloa Mat by Jack London
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 Martha Warren Beckwith
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