Two Years Before the Mast
What is the Sandwich Islander (Polynesian / Hawaiian) name for human being as noted in the nonfiction book, Two Years Before the Mast?
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Kanakas is the Sandwich Islander (Polynesian / Hawaiian) name for human being. The word, "Kanaka," is used by whites all over the Pacific to designate Natives collectively and to address them as individuals, their proper names being too difficult to pronounce or remember.
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