Futunan

noun

Fu·​tu·​nan

fəˈtünən,

füˈ-

plural -s

1

a

: a Polynesian people of the Futuna islands

b

: a member of such people

2

or less commonly Futuna : the Polynesian language of the Futunan people compare austronesian

Word History

Etymology

Futuna islands, southwestern Pacific + English -an

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