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(New Zealand, uncountable) A traditional Maori form of adoption practised within the extended family..
Use whangai when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whangai means (New Zealand, uncountable) A traditional Maori form of adoption practised within the extended family..
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