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Thread #119776   Message #2650080
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
06-Jun-09 - 02:58 PM
Thread Name: 'Rare' Caribbean shanties of Hugill, etc
Subject: RE: 'Rare' Caribbean shanties of Hugill, etc
No 'r' in Hawaiian, either.

kanaka- a man, a human being.
kánaka- (the n with a tail)- people in general, the mass of the people.
kanaka adj.- manly, strong, stable.

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