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waiata

waiata noun: a Māori folk song.

Noun

waiata (plural waiatas or waiata)

  1. (New Zealand) A Māori folk song.

Forms of waiata

pluralwaiatas
pluralwaiata

Origin of waiata

From Māori waiata.

Questions about waiata

What does waiata mean?
Waiata means a Māori folk song.
What part of speech is waiata?
Waiata is a noun.
What is the plural of waiata?
The plural of waiata is waiatas.

Words near waiata in the dictionary

  1. Wai Wai
  2. WAI-ARIA
  3. Wai-wai
  4. Waialeale
  5. Waianae
  6. waiata
  7. waiatas
  8. Waiau
  9. Waiauan
  10. Waibel
  11. Waibels

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