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has glosseng: Palagi (pronounced paalangi) or papaalagi is a pan-Polynesian term for a white person or Caucasian, a cognate of the Tongan "palangi" and Niuean "palagi." The term has gained widespread use throughout much of western Polynesia including Tokelau, Tuvalu, 'Uvea and Futuna, etc. For the book The Papalagi by Erich Scheurmann, see The Papalagi. It has been suggested that "papalagi" was initially the plural form of "palagi" in Samoan usage although both forms are used in literary and verbal contexts to refer to singular or plural subjects.
lexicalizationeng: palagi
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Finnish
has glossfin: Papalagi (äännetään papalangi) on samoan kieltä ja tarkoittaa valkoihoista tai muukalaista. Tarkkaan ottaen "Papa-Lagi" tarkoittaa "taivaansärkijää". Sana juontunee ajalta, kun ensimmäiset lähetyssaarnaajat saapuivat Samoalle purjelaivoillaan, Laivat koettiin Samoalla aukoiksi taivaanrannassa, eli "taivaan särkemiseksi".
lexicalizationfin: Papalagi
French
has glossfra: Palagi (ou palangi, papalagi) est un terme présent dans plusieurs langues polynésiennes et désigne généralement toute personne à la peau blanche.
lexicalizationfra: palagi
Italian
has glossita: Per papalagi si intende l'uomo bianco, nella lingua samoana.
lexicalizationita: papalagi
Samoan
has glosssmo: Palagi o le faiupu o Palagi o Samoa o tagata paepae o tagata Palagi i le faa igilisi o le Causcasian foi.
lexicalizationsmo: palagi
Castilian
has glossspa: Papalagi (palangi, o papalagi) es el etnónimo en lengua samoana para describir a las personas de piel blanca (o caucásicos). Se emplea también para referirse a los inmigrantes venidos de las islas de la Polinesia instalados en Nueva Zelanda, y tiene un sentido aproximado al maorí Pakeha.
lexicalizationspa: Papalagi

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