Ka.na.ka 也作 ka.na.ka

kanaka的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [kəˈnɑ:kə, -ˈnækə]
KK音标发音： [kəˈnɑkə, -ˈnækə]

kanaka的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A Hawaiian of Polynesian descent.
夏威夷土人：波利尼西亚人血统的夏威夷人

2. A South Sea Islander, especially one brought to Australia as a laborer in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Often used disparagingly.
南太平洋诸岛土人：尤指19世纪和20世纪早期被带到澳大利亚做苦力的土人。常用作贬语

kanaka的词源：

3. Hawaiian [human being, Kanaka]
夏威夷语 [人，夏威夷土人]

kanaka的用法：

4. Kanaka, which simply means “human being” in Hawaiian, is mostly found today in historical contexts and is not usually appropriate in ordinary discourse. As with many terms that refer to ethnic identity, Kanaka can suggest ethnic pride in some contexts while in others it may be taken as derogatory.
Kanaka 在夏威夷语中意思是“人”。 现今该词主要在历史语境中出现，通常不适用于普通的交谈中。正如许多指称种族特性的术语，Kanaka 在某些语境中含有种族自豪的意思， 而在另一些语境中也许被当作贬义语