ʻakavaʻine
Appearance
Rarotongan
[edit]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
References
[edit]- “ʻakavaʻine” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.