How do you use Kanaks in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Kanaks meaning
plural of Kanak
Using Kanaks
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Kanak
Context around Kanaks
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kanaks
- In this selection, "kanaks" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 000 stand out and add context to how "kanaks" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 60 000 kanaks the indigenous and called on kanaks not to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kanaks" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kanaks
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
When he arrived, there were reportedly some 60,000 Kanaks, the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of the island, living there. (19 words)
Indigenous Melanesians, known locally as Kanaks and counting for 39 per cent of the population, already have prevalent health issues, particularly diabetes and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. (27 words)
The movement had called on Kanaks not to participate in the vote, arguing that Covid had made pro-independence campaigning impossible, as entire villages observed customary mourning rites. (28 words)
The movement had called on Kanaks not to participate in the vote, arguing that Covid had made pro-independence campaigning impossible, as entire villages observed customary mourning rites. (28 words)
Indigenous Melanesians, known locally as Kanaks and counting for 39 per cent of the population, already have prevalent health issues, particularly diabetes and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. (27 words)
When he arrived, there were reportedly some 60,000 Kanaks, the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of the island, living there. (19 words)
Example sentences (3)
The movement had called on Kanaks not to participate in the vote, arguing that Covid had made pro-independence campaigning impossible, as entire villages observed customary mourning rites.
When he arrived, there were reportedly some 60,000 Kanaks, the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of the island, living there.
Indigenous Melanesians, known locally as Kanaks and counting for 39 per cent of the population, already have prevalent health issues, particularly diabetes and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.