Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tino rangatiratanga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tino ran-gati-ratan-ga
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

self-determination; absolute sovereignty (of the Maori people)

New Zealand usage; Uncountable

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What does tino rangatiratanga mean?
self-determination; absolute sovereignty (of the Maori people)
Where does tino rangatiratanga come from?
Borrowed from Māori tino rangatiratanga.

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