In which "aroha" means "love" (5)

I believe the answer is:

maori

(Other definitions for maori that I've seen before include "Pa may accommodate one" , "Polynesian aborigine" , "native person" , "antipodean language" , "Native New Zealander of Polynesian origin" .)

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