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runangas

runangas is the plural of runanga.

Meaning of runanga

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

Questions about runangas

What is runangas the plural of?
Runangas is the plural of runanga.

Words near runangas in the dictionary

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

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