ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include papakainga, whangai, wananga, turangawaewae, hapu, manyata.

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