Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papalagi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-pala-gi
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and New Zealand, a white person; a palagi.

Example Sentences

"Yet those whom the Tongas called papalangi, or men from the sky, introduced into these islands a new language of politics, class and organisation."

Etymology

From Samoan papālagi, Tongan papālagi. Compare palagi.

Word Breakdown

Root: papālagi

Inflected Forms

papalagis (plural) papalangi (alternative)

Questions

What does papalagi mean?: In Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and New Zealand, a white person; a palagi.
Where does papalagi come from?: From Samoan papālagi, Tongan papālagi. Compare palagi.

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