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Meaning of "tangata whenua" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TANGATA WHENUA

Māori, literally: people of the land.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TANGATA WHENUA

tangata whenua  [ˈtɑːŋɡɑːtə ˈfɛnʊːə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TANGATA WHENUA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tangata whenua is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TANGATA WHENUA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tangata whenua

Tangata whenua is a Māori term of the indigenous peoples of New Zealand and literally means "people of the land", from tangata, 'people' and whenua land.

Definition of tangata whenua in the English dictionary

The definition of tangata whenua in the dictionary is the indigenous Māori people of a particular area of New Zealand or of the country as a whole.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TANGATA WHENUA

tang
tanga
Tanganyika
Tanganyikan
tangata tiriti
Tange
tangelo
tangence
tangency
tangent
tangent galvanometer
tangental
tangentally
tangential
tangential point
tangentiality
tangentially
tangerine
tanghin
tanghinin

WORDS THAT END LIKE TANGATA WHENUA

Antigua
aqua
atua
aua
Chihuahua
continua
cornua
genua
Joshua
lingua
Managua
nanua
Nicaragua
Padua
Papua
qua
Quechua
Rancagua
ua
whenua

Synonyms and antonyms of tangata whenua in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tangata whenua» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TANGATA WHENUA

Find out the translation of tangata whenua to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tangata whenua from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tangata whenua» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tangata whenua
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tangata whenua
570 millions of speakers

English

tangata whenua
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tangata whenua
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تانغاتا ينوا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тангата Whenua
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tangata whenua
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তানতাটা যখন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tangata whenua
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tangata whenua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tangata whenua
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tangataのwhenua
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tangata 의 whenua
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangata kapan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tangata whenua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தங்காடா அவா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तंगाता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tangata whenua
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tangata Whenua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tangata Whenua
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тангата Whenua
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tangata whenua
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

tangata whenua
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tangata whenua
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tangata Whenua
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tangata whenua
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tangata whenua

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TANGATA WHENUA»

The term «tangata whenua» is normally little used and occupies the 120.044 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TANGATA WHENUA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tangata whenua» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tangata whenua» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tangata whenua

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TANGATA WHENUA»

Discover the use of tangata whenua in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tangata whenua and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tangata Whenua: The World of the Maori
In this easily understood introduction to all 'things MÄori', Don Stafford explains the origins of the MÄori, their vast migrations, their arrival in this country and their development here in both pre- and post-European times.Photographs ...
Don Stafford, 2008
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Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values
The mauri of the marae Another underlying principle is that of maintaining the mana of the pohiri in the hands of the tangata-whenua group. Instead of using the word 'mana', some would say that they are maintaining the 'mauri' of the marae ...
Hirini Moko Mead, Sidney M. Mead, 2003
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Mana Tangata: Politics of Empowerment
The use of 'tangata whenua' and 'manuhiri' is identified here as creating positions for Maori and Pakeha that work to privilege indigenous constructions of subjectivity (Spoonley 1995b). In our current (almost) postcolonial era we are perhaps ...
Huia Tomlins-Jahnke, Malcolm Mulholland, 2011
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Rautahi: The Maori of New Zealand
Those who are tāngata whenua in a place do not necessarily live there: many in fact do not. But they can fully enjoy the benefits of their status only in the district itself, while living there or on visits, and their standing in the community depends  ...
Joan Metge, 2004
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Capital, Saving and Credit in Peasant Societies: Studies ...
land, though half of them were born in the district and many were kin to tangata whenua. Some owned land in the district but none on Maori title. The tangata whenua were in the majority, accounting for 70 per cent of the Maori population.
Raymond Firth, B.S. Yamey, 2013
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Tangata Tangata: The Changing Ethnic Contours of New Zealand
... frameworks, and to deliver services to the increasingly diverse population, also necessarily change. Eljon Fitzgerald traces the ways in which Maori have approached the design and delivery of service fortheir Part I: Tangata Whenua Issues.
Paul Spoonley, David George Pearson, 2004
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The Discovery of Islands
He employed language and a concept which are not what we mean when we use the term tangata whenua? but nevertheless tells us something about a literal meaning which the phrase could bear and the processes by which it has acquired ...
J. G. A. Pocock, 2005
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The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions
rawa mai a Whiti-rua e haere he atu ana te ope, ka tahi ka whakaputaina e to Pa ki waho, a ka kite te ope kua puta. te Pa ki waho, ka tahi ka whakakawhakitia te ope, a ka kite te tangata whenua kua whati te ope, ka whaia e te Pa, aka tino ...
John White, 2011
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The Shaping of History: Essays from the New Zealand Journal ...
I have been examining Pakeha discourse as it was in the Enlightened eighteenth century, when the tangata whenua were theorized as 'savages', and denied any relation with the whenua on the grounds that they had not appropriated it ...
Judith Binney, 1968
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Colonising Myths - Maori Realities: He Rukuruku Whakaaro
Nevertheless, the outsider who married in would never become tangata whenua in the true sense of the word. Nor could they ever presume to take on for themselves that status. If I lived my whole adult life in my spouse's village, for example, ...
Ani Mikaere, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TANGATA WHENUA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tangata whenua is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tangata whenua honoured for services
Former Māori Party co-leader Pita Sharples is to become a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his dedication to the promotion of Māori ... «Radio New Zealand, Jun 15»
2
Pakeha speaks out against “White Privilege” #ArawaPartnership
... and white privilege I should not be able to say to tangata whenua, those with mana whenua in this rohe: what's wrong with the Eurocentric format we have now ... «TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views, May 15»
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Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History wins the Royal Society of …
Tangata Whenua: an Illustrated History is written by Atholl Anderson, the late Dame Judith Binney and Aroha Harris and published by Bridget Williams Books. «Booksellers.co.nz, May 15»
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Calls for tāngata whenua symbols in flag
"Having the Māori culture as part of the flag needs to be there because they are the tangata whenua of this land and the Māori culture is truly unique in a world ... «Radio New Zealand, May 15»
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Authors of Tangata Whenua book visiting Hamilton
Leading New Zealand authors Atholl Anderson and Aroha Harris are visiting Hamilton to talk about new perspectives on Māori history, drawing on their work for ... «Waikato Times, Apr 15»
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Water, Data, Partnerships & Maori Solidarity
And finally, he mihi nui ki a koutou i ngai Maori me nga tangata whenua o nga hau e wha – much love to all as we join together in solidarity with our Aboriginal ... «TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views, Apr 15»
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Rangatahi talk 'Constitutional Transformation', Waitangi 175
... access to education and health care, the mana motuhake of tangata whenua and their kawa, tikanga, He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti, and Maori knowledges, ... «TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views, Feb 15»
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Tenant worries iwi would price tangata whenua out
Ngati Whatua state house tenant Apihai Pihema supports returning state housing to iwi in principle - but he worries that the rents could go so high that he might ... «New Zealand Herald, Feb 15»
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Prison voting ban linked to Maori turnout
Julia Whaipooti, the co-chair of youth advocacy group Just Speak, believes the ban is disenfranchising the 4500 tangata whenua who are locked up, and is ... «TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views, Feb 15»
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'Landmark' work charts Māori history
Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History covers the early origins of Māori from ancient South China through to the present day and took Aroha Harris, Atholl ... «Radio New Zealand, Nov 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tangata whenua [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tangata-whenua>. Apr 2024 ».
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