ʻōiwi

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *koo-iwi. Cognate with Māori kōiwi (“bone; person”). By surface analysis, ʻō- +‎ iwi (“bone”). Compare kulāiwi (“homeland”), similarly derived. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔoːˈi.wi/, [ʔoːˈi.ʋi] === Noun === ʻōiwi physique, appearance self native person === Verb === ʻōiwi (stative) native, indigenous (intransitive) to appear === Derived terms === hoʻōiwi (“to pass oneself off as native”) === Further reading === ʻōiwi in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.