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/ˈhʌːpuː/ · noun
(New Zealand) A subtribe of an iwi or Maori tribe; the basic political unit within Māori society; a subtribe or extended family..
“I don't know whose family it belongs in. I made enquiries round all my relations, and most Ngai Tahu hapu.”
Sometimes such migrations led nascent hapū to districts well away from those of the tribe's previous habitation.
In political terms Māori also organised for war in hapu, groups subordinate to chiefs, fighting as units.
Use hapu when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hapu means (New Zealand) A subtribe of an iwi or Maori tribe; the basic political unit within Māori society; a subtribe or extended family..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“I don't know whose family it belongs in. I made enquiries round all my relations, and most Ngai Tahu hapu.”
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