ʻakavaʻine

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Rarotongan[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Akava'ine

Etymology[edit]

From ʻaka- +‎ vaʻine (“woman”). Cognate to Maori whakawahine, Samoan fa'afafine, and Niuean fiafifine.

Noun[edit]

ʻakavaʻine

(Mangaia) a person assigned male at birth who adopts feminine gender roles

Verb[edit]

ʻakavaʻine

to behave like a woman

References[edit]

“ʻakavaʻine” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.

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