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Neo-Hawaiian

Neo-Hawaiian proper noun: a revitalised and relexified form of the Hawaiian language, influenced by the involvement of non-natives in teaching and transmission.

Proper noun

Neo-Hawaiian

  1. A revitalised and relexified form of the Hawaiian language, influenced by the involvement of non-natives in teaching and transmission.

Noun

Neo-Hawaiian (plural Neo-Hawaiians)

  1. A person born in Hawaii with mixed ancestry that is only partly Hawaiian.

Forms of Neo-Hawaiian

pluralNeo-Hawaiians

Origin of Neo-Hawaiian

From neo- + Hawaiian.

Questions about Neo-Hawaiian

What does Neo-Hawaiian mean?
Neo-Hawaiian means a revitalised and relexified form of the Hawaiian language, influenced by the involvement of non-natives in teaching and transmission.
What part of speech is Neo-Hawaiian?
Neo-Hawaiian can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Neo-Hawaiian in the dictionary

  1. neo-geo
  2. neo-glam
  3. neo-Gothic
  4. Neo-Greek
  5. neo-Gricean
  6. Neo-Hawaiian
  7. Neo-Hawaiians
  8. Neo-Hebraic
  9. Neo-Hebrew
  10. neo-Hegelian
  11. neo-Hegelianism

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