How do you say mermaid in some of the languages Polynesia and South Pacific?

Here are some words for "mermaid" in several languages of Polynesia and the South Pacific:

Polynesia

- Hawaiian: mo`o kāne (male mermaid), mo`o wahine (female mermaid)

- Māori: kahurangi

- Tahitian: ahu vahine

- Tongan: falemeile

Melanesia

- Fijian: ika taga

- Bislama: meri bilong solwota

Micronesia

- Chamorro: sirenu

- Pohnpeian: eñek

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