Kainga
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kainga is a noun meaning (New Zealand, now chiefly historical) A Maori village.
Meaning
(New Zealand, now chiefly historical) A Maori village.
Example Sentences
He's not on the first beach round from the kaika.
When I write that scores of houses have been burnt, whole villages renovated, kaingas fenced in, poakas and dogs fenced out […]
Word Forms
- kaingas
- kaik
- kaika
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include papakainga, whangai, wananga, turangawaewae, hapu, manyata.
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