Marquesan
Americannoun
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a Polynesian native of the Marquesas Islands.
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the Polynesian language of the Marquesas Islands.
adjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Marquesan
First recorded in 1790–1800; Marques(as Islands) + -an
Example Sentences
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Tattoo historian Steve Gilbert explains that the word "tattoo" itself is a combination of Marquesan and Samoan words – tatau and tatu – to describe these practices.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2021
The accompanying illustrations, uniformly delightful, include a juxtaposition of the patterns of traditional Marquesan tattoos with those of late-Victorian hosiery.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 11, 2019
We got the story from Ren�e, because Peu Tete only speaks Marquesan, but we still communicated-in animal noises.
From Time Magazine Archive
Peu Tete dates Ren�e's sister and left his home on a small Marquesan island for the first time to come with her to Rapa Nui.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have mentioned two facts—the distasteful behaviour of our earliest visitors, and the case of the lady who rubbed herself upon the cushions—which would give a very false 18 opinion of Marquesan manners.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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