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Aumakua is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Aumakua in a sentence

Aumakua meaning

In Hawaiian mythology, a personal or family god that originated as a deified ancestor, and which takes on physical forms such as animals to watch over descendants.

Using Aumakua

  • The main meaning on this page is: In Hawaiian mythology, a personal or family god that originated as a deified ancestor, and which takes on physical forms such as animals to watch over descendants.

Context around Aumakua

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

shark 1×

Often after:

watching 1× becomes 1×

Sentence patterns with Aumakua

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a shark aumakua becomes the 1× have an aumakua watching over 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

many hawaiian families 1× such a shark 1×

Common sentence endings:

from the niuhi 1× warding off danger 1×

Words around Aumakua

Just before it in the word index:

auma 6 aum 66 aulus 9 aultman 12 ault 15 aulos 3

Just after it in the word index:

auman 3 aumann 4 aumar 2 aument 2 aumf 8 aumfs 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Aumakua

  • In this selection, "aumakua" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, shark, watching and becomes stand out and add context to how "aumakua" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a shark aumakua becomes the and have an aumakua watching over. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "aumakua" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with aumakua

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Many Hawaiian families believe that they have an aumakua watching over them and protecting them from the niuhi. (18 words)

Such a shark aumakua becomes the family pet, receiving food, and driving fish into the family net and warding off danger. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Such a shark aumakua becomes the family pet, receiving food, and driving fish into the family net and warding off danger. (21 words)

Many Hawaiian families believe that they have an aumakua watching over them and protecting them from the niuhi. (18 words)

Example sentences (2)

Many Hawaiian families believe that they have an aumakua watching over them and protecting them from the niuhi.

Such a shark aumakua becomes the family pet, receiving food, and driving fish into the family net and warding off danger.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "aumakua" in a sentence?
An example: "Many Hawaiian families believe that they have an aumakua watching over them and protecting them from the niuhi." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "aumakua" from authentic English texts.
What does "aumakua" mean?
Aumakua means: In Hawaiian mythology, a personal or family god that originated as a deified ancestor, and which takes on physical forms such as animals to watch over descendants.
How many example sentences with "aumakua" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "aumakua", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.