Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maoritanga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maori-tan-ga
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Māori culture, traditions, and way of life; Maoriness.

New Zealand usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"‘But I'm Maori. And that's the way I feel too, the way you said, that that the Maoritanga has got lost in the way I live.’"

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori Māoritanga.

Word Breakdown

Root: Māoritanga

Usage

Inflected Forms

Māoritanga (alternative)

Questions

What does maoritanga mean?: Māori culture, traditions, and way of life; Maoriness.
Where does maoritanga come from?: Borrowed from Māori Māoritanga.

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