Hāmoa

Maori

Proper noun

Hāmoa

  1. Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)

Tokelauan

Etymology

Borrowed from Samoan Sāmoa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhʲaː.mo.a]
  • Hyphenation: Hā‧mo‧a

Proper noun

Hāmoa

  1. Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)

References
  • Used in a usage example in R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page xlv.
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