Usually means: Traditional Maori song or chant.
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▸ noun:  (New Zealand) A Māori folk song.

Similar:
waka, pōhiri, tangihanga, taonga, runanga, kapa haka, tikanga, Korowai, wero, koha, more...

Opposite:
non-Māori term

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Similar:
waka, pōhiri, tangihanga, taonga, runanga, kapa haka, tikanga, Korowai, wero, koha, more...

Opposite:
non-Māori term



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