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Polynesian (Oceanic) Loanwords in English - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 29 times
- The average score is 15 of 24
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
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| Hawaiian | A greeting. | aloha | 88%
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| Hawaiian | A Hawaiian dance. Also, later combined with the word 'hoop'. | hula | 83%
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| Maori | A small, brown, flightless bird. Or the Chinese gooseberry, which looks somewhat similar to the bird. | kiwi | 79%
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| Hawaiian | A small guitar with four strings. It means 'jumping flea'. | ukulele | 79%
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| Hawaiian | A website edited by the public. The best known is an online encyclopedia. From a Hawaiian word meaning 'fast'. | wiki | 79%
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| Other | Marshallese: a revealing swimsuit for women, named after a certain atoll where nuclear weapons were tested. [Note that Marshallese is a Micronesian rather than Polynesian language.] | bikini | 75%
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| Other | Tahitian/Samoan/Marquesan: artwork of ink applied under the skin. | tattoo | 75%
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| Maori | A warrior dance combined with shouts. Most often done at sport events and formal occasions. | haka | 71%
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| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word for 'family', widely known from the movie Lilo and Stitch. | ohana | 71%
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| Other | Tongan: sacred, forbidden to touch. For us, a topic not allowed to be discussed. | taboo | 71%
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| Maori | A usually wooden carving of a human figure. Also a romanticized South Pacific theme for bars. | tiki | 67%
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| Other | Rapa Nui: monoliths carved in shape of humans with large heads, found on Easter Island. | moai | 63%
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| Hawaiian | A dish of raw fish. In the West, served in a bowl with sushi rice and various toppings. | poke | 63%
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| Hawaiian | The yellowfin tuna. Starts with A. | ahi | 58%
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| Hawaiian | A garland used as a necklace, presented to visitors arriving in Hawaii. | lei | 58%
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| Maori | A genus of shark living in the open sea which can swim very fast. Start with M. | mako | 58%
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| Maori | Supernatural energy in Maori religion, or magic power in fantasy video games. | mana | 58%
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| Hawaiian | A boss or chieftain. From the Hawaiian word for 'priest'. A burger chain in Pulp Fiction. | big {kahuna} | 54%
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| Hawaiian | A fish species also called dolphinfish or dorado. Starts with M. | mahi-mahi | 54%
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| Hawaiian | Informal term for a Canadian. Possibly from a Hawaiian word for 'man'. Oceanians often worked on whaling ships, which would have brought this word to the Pacific Northwest region.* | Canuck | 50%
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| Hawaiian | Starchy paste which is the traditional staple food of Polynesia. Made from the word marked with †. | poi | 42%
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| Maori | † A crop native to Southeast Asia. Its corms have white flesh with a sweet and nutty flavor. | taro | 42%
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| Other | Tahitian: a cocktail made with rum, curaçao, orgeat syrup and lime juice, served in the aforementioned bars. | mai tai | 38%
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| Other | Tongan: a mildly psychoactive beverage made from the roots of a plant of the same name. Used in ceremonies across Polynesia. | kava | 33%
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