Sawaike
Dominion of Sawaike Hakakāroa ta Sawaike | |
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| Demonym(s) | Sawaikean |
Sawaike (suh-WHY-kee; IPA: [səˈwaɪkiː]; Achika: Sawaike [saˈwaike]; lit. 'homeland'), officially the Dominion of Sawaike, is an island country in Polynesia, the country consists of 13 islands, with Sawaike Nue ta Ka'oa being the largest of all, containing the majority of the country's population and serving as the cultural, linguistic, and political centre of the country.
Name
The name Sawaike loosely translates to 'homeland', sharing a common origin with Savai'i in Samoa, and Hawai'i itself.