Omai | |
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Born | Mai c. 1751 |
Died | c. 1780 (aged 28–29)[1] Huahine, Society Islands, Polynesia |
Other names | Omai |
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Mai (c. 1753–1779[1]), known as Omai in Europe, was a young Ra'iatean man who became the second Pacific Islander to visit Europe, after Ahutoru who was brought to Paris by Bougainville in 1768.