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bush kanaka

bush kanaka is the alternative spelling of bus kanaka.

Meaning of bus kanaka

Noun

bus kanaka (plural bus kanakas)

  1. (Papua-New-Guinea) An uncivilized person; a person who follows a traditional rather than a modern lifestyle.
    • […] for some more sophisticated coastal people there was merely the shame at being led by a bush kanaka, […]1965, The Papua-New Guinea Elections 1964

Forms of bush kanaka

pluralbush kanakas

Questions about bush kanaka

What is bush kanaka the alternative spelling of?
Bush kanaka is the alternative spelling of bus kanaka.

Words near bush kanaka in the dictionary

  1. bush hyrax
  2. bush jacket
  3. bush jackets
  4. bush jasmine
  5. bush jasmines
  6. bush kanaka
  7. bush kanakas
  8. bush knife
  9. bush knives
  10. bush lawyer
  11. bush lawyers

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