Lakona Bay
Lakona may refer to: * Lakon or Lakona, a language spoken on Gaua island in Vanuatu * Lakona Bay, a bay on the western coast of Gaua island in Vanuatu (where Lakon is spoken) * Lakona of Oahu, a king * Laakona or Lakona, Prince of Oahu, brother of Nuakea In Hawaiian mythology, Nuakea is a beneficent goddess of milk and lactation. This name was also a title for a wet nurse of royal prince, according to David Malo. Nuakea was appealed to staunch the flow of milk in the mother's breasts. Euhemerism ...

Lakon Language
Lakon is an Oceanic language, spoken on the west coast of Gaua island in Vanuatu. Names The language name ''Lakon'' refers originally to the area where it is spoken ‒ namely Lakona Bay, corresponding to the west coast of Gaua. The alternative name ''Lakona'' is from the Mota language. These names are derived from a Proto-Torres-Banks form *''laᵑgona'', of unknown meaning. Lakon had four dialects, named Qatareu (''Qätärew'' ), Vure (''Vurē'' ), Toglatareu, and Togla. Phonology Consonants Lakon has 16 phonemic consonants. François (2022). The glottal stop only occurs before vowels in syllable-initial position. While non-phonemic, it is sometimes noted in the orthography, using a mark. Vowels Lakon has 16 phonemic vowels. These include 8 short /i ɪ ɛ æ a ɔ ʊ u/ and 8 long vowels /iː ɪː ɛː æː aː ɔː ʊː uː/. Historically, the phonemicisation of vowel length originates in the compensatory lengthening of short vowels when the alveolar trill w ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Lakona Bay
Lakona may refer to: * Lakon or Lakona, a language spoken on Gaua island in Vanuatu * Lakona Bay, a bay on the western coast of Gaua island in Vanuatu (where Lakon is spoken) * Lakona of Oahu, a king * Laakona or Lakona, Prince of Oahu, brother of Nuakea In Hawaiian mythology, Nuakea is a beneficent goddess of milk and lactation. This name was also a title for a wet nurse of royal prince, according to David Malo. Nuakea was appealed to staunch the flow of milk in the mother's breasts. Euhemerism ...

Lakona Of Oahu
Lakona-a-Nawele ( Hawaiian for: "Lakona, son of Nawele"; Hawaiian pronunciation: ''Lah-koh-nah'') was an ancient Hawaiian High Chief of the island of Oahu. He was born c. 1340 on Oʻahu, Hawaii. He ruled over Oʻahu as one of the early monarchs of that island, and was a cousin of the Chief Laakona; both were the descendants of Maweke of Tahiti. Life Lakona was born c. 1340 on Oʻahu, and he was a son of the High Chief Nawele of Oʻahu, whilst Lakonaʻs mother was called Kalanimoeikawaikai. Lakona was a grandson of Prince Kahokupohakano, son of Elepuʻukahonua. After Naweleʻs death, Lakona became a monarch of Oʻahu. Marriage At some point in his life, Lakona had married a woman named Alaʻikauakoko, also known as Kanakoko, and their child was a son, Kapae-a-Lakona.Kanakoko was also a spouse of Kanipahu Kanipahu was an ancient Hawaiian chief. He was of the Pili line. Kanipahu was a son of Chief Kaniuhu and Hiliamakani. After Kanipahu lived on Molokaʻi and it was dis ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]