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<div>"Papa" in Maori is actually 'earth (mother)', as in
Papatuanuku. The mythological sky father is Ranginui.</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Hello - I'm
interested in the word "papa". I read recently that
this word means "father" in Maori and Moriori. I know
"papa" means rock or a board in some Polynesian languages.
I just want to know how far the word "papa" is used
throughout Polynesia in the sense of "father" or having
something to do with geneology. I also want to know if the word
is definitley of Polynesian origin as opposed to being a
European loan word.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">If you'd
like to answer straight to my email, you can reply to</font> <a
href="mailto:dagunn@uophx.edu"><font face="Arial"
size="-1">dagunn@uophx.edu</font></a></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
size="-1">Thanks!</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">David
Gunn</font></blockquote>
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