Hāmoa

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Maori[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hāmoa

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

Tokelauan[edit]

Te fuka o Hāmoa.

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Samoan Sāmoa.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Hāmoa

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

References[edit]

  • Used in a usage example in R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page xlv.