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kingitanga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kin-gi-tan-ga
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A movement among certain Māori tribes in the 1850s, aiming to establish a status similar to monarch so as to halt the alienation of Māori land.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori kīngitanga (“sovereignty”), from kīngi (“to reign”) + -tanga (abstract nominal suffix).

Questions

What does kingitanga mean?
A movement among certain Māori tribes in the 1850s, aiming to establish a status similar to monarch so as to halt the alienation of Māori land.
Where does kingitanga come from?
Borrowed from Māori kīngitanga (“sovereignty”), from kīngi (“to reign”) + -tanga (abstract nominal suffix).

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