Efatese

noun

Ef·​a·​tese

¦efə¦tēz,

eˈfäˌt-,

-ēs

plural Efatese

1

a

: a Melanesian people of Efate in the New Hebrides islands

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Efatese people

Word History

Etymology

Efate, one of the New Hebrides islands in the South Pacific + English -ese

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