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Polynesian Words
Asian loan words in English
by Ann-Marie Imbornoni
- Hawaiian
- hula
- luau
- ukelele, from words meaning "flea jumping."
- Tahitian
- tattoo, introduced to the English-speaking world by Capt. James Cook in his account of his voyage around the world from 1768 to1771. Sailors later brought the actual custom to Europe.
- Tongan
- taboo, like tattoo, occurs for the first time in Capt. James Cook's journals.
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