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karangas

karangas is the plural of karanga.

Meaning of karanga

Noun

karanga (plural karangas)

  1. In Māori culture, an exchange of calls that forms part of the pōhiri.
    • A karanga expert from within the manuhiri ope responds to the first karanga of the tangata whenua and indicates who they are.2003, Hirini Moko Mead, Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values, page 122

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Questions about karangas

What is karangas the plural of?
Karangas is the plural of karanga.

Words near karangas in the dictionary

  1. karandas
  2. Karang
  3. karang guni
  4. karang gunis
  5. karanga
  6. karangas
  7. Karangetang
  8. Karangi
  9. karanja
  10. Karanjas
  11. karanji

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