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laiki
a word from vocabulary
Hawaiian
by
ʻŌiwi Parker Jones
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Word form
laiki
LWT meaning(s)
the grain
the rice
Comments on word
Also: lāisi (from Ni`ihau, according to the Kōmike Hua`ōlelo (2003)).
Word source
Pukui & Elbert 1986
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
Pukui & Elbert 1986 [30] (1550–1986)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
rice
'rice'
English
Effect
Insertion
Salience
Present only since contact
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