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tikanga Maori

tikanga Maori noun: maori customs and values, considered as a collective body of belief and behaviour.

Noun

tikanga Maori (uncountable)

  1. (New Zealand) Maori customs and values, considered as a collective body of belief and behaviour.
    • The major points of Christian belief that would contrast with tikanga Māori were the notions that natural man was a fallen creature needing to be redeemed by Christ's suffering and death; and that every human life […] was of equal value in the eyes of Te Atua and those who ackowledged Him.2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 128

Origin of tikanga Maori

From Māori tikanga Māori.

Questions about tikanga Maori

What does tikanga Maori mean?
Tikanga Maori means maori customs and values, considered as a collective body of belief and behaviour.
What part of speech is tikanga Maori?
Tikanga Maori is a noun.

Words near tikanga Maori in the dictionary

  1. tikam
  2. tikam tikam
  3. tikam-tikam
  4. Tikamgarh
  5. tikanga
  6. tikanga Maori
  7. tikangas
  8. tikas
  9. Tikay
  10. tike
  11. tikes

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