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runanga

runanga noun: a traditional Māori assembly or tribal council.

Noun

runanga (plural runangas)

  1. (New Zealand) A traditional Māori assembly or tribal council.
    • Ngāi Tahu with education and some familiarity with the Pākehā world exerted pressure on their rangatira and on tribal rūnanga to seek compensation from the Crown for these grievances.2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 317

Forms of runanga

pluralrunangas

Origin of runanga

Borrowed from Māori runanga (“assembly, council”).

Questions about runanga

What does runanga mean?
Runanga means a traditional Māori assembly or tribal council.
What part of speech is runanga?
Runanga is a noun.
What is the plural of runanga?
The plural of runanga is runangas.

Words near runanga in the dictionary

  1. runagates
  2. runahead
  3. runaholic
  4. runaholics
  5. Runan
  6. runanga
  7. Runangan
  8. runangas
  9. runaround
  10. runarounds
  11. runathon

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