单词 | Marquesan |
释义 | Marquesan/mɑːˈkeɪz(ə)n / /mɑːˈkeɪs(ə)n/noun 1A native or inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands, especially a member of the aboriginal Polynesian people of these islands.They divided childhood into only three stages, as did Ifaluk parents on the other side of the world, while Marquesans did not differentiate among ‘kids’ at all until the sexually active stage....
2 [mass noun] The Polynesian language of the Marquesans.They spoke Marquesan and French so we didn't understand most of their chatter....
adjective Relating to the Marquesans or their language.This fine repository of culture - from the first Marquesan arrivals of some 1500 years ago, through to the polyglot immigrant cultures that today make up Hawaii's rainbow complexion - briefly restores my faith in authenticity....
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