Neo-Hawaiian

proper noun

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

OriginEnglish Hawaiian ← Hawaiian Hawaiʻi ← Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A revitalised and relexified form of the Hawaiian language, influenced by the involvement of non-natives in teaching and transmission.
nounNeo-Hawaiian (plural Neo-Hawaiians)

plural Neo-Hawaiians

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Proto-Nuclear Polynesian*Sawaiki
  8. HawaiianHawaiʻi
  9. EnglishHawaii
  10. EnglishHawaiian
  11. EnglishNeo-Hawaiian

From neo- + Hawaiian.

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APA

Neo-Hawaiian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neo-Hawaiian

MLA

“Neo-Hawaiian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neo-Hawaiian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Neo-Hawaiian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neo-Hawaiian.

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