/ˈhuŋa/, [ˈhʉŋɐ]
PūtakeFrom Proto-Eastern Polynesian *huga (“subordinate person”). Cognate with Hawaiian hune (“poor person”).
- people
“Ko te hunga mau moko mātou” — We are the people who wear moko
- slave
- down, fine feathers
- grind, rub fine
- decayed, putrid
- light-coloured
Pūtake: Wiktionary