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wananga

wananga noun: a school in New Zealand that teaches native Maori knowledge, instituted by the Education Act of 1990.

Noun

wananga (plural wanangas or wananga)

  1. (New Zealand) A school in New Zealand that teaches native Maori knowledge, instituted by the Education Act of 1990.

Forms of wananga

pluralwanangas
pluralwananga
alternative formwānanga

Origin of wananga

Borrowed from Māori wānanga (“traditional knowledge”).

Questions about wananga

What does wananga mean?
Wananga means a school in New Zealand that teaches native Maori knowledge, instituted by the Education Act of 1990.
What part of speech is wananga?
Wananga is a noun.
What is the plural of wananga?
The plural of wananga is wanangas.

Words near wananga in the dictionary

  1. Wanaka
  2. Wanalta
  3. Wanamaker
  4. Wanamakers
  5. Wanamassa
  6. wananga
  7. wanangas
  8. wananish
  9. Wanaparthy
  10. Wanapum
  11. Wanapums

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