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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WAIATA

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAIATA

waiata  [wɑːiːɑːtɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAIATA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Waiata 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 WAIATA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of waiata in the English dictionary

The definition of waiata in the dictionary is a Māori song.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAIATA


avatar
ˈævəˌtɑː
consulta
kɒnˈsuːltɑː
Djokjakarta
ˌjəʊɡjɑːˈkɑːtɑː
guitar
ɡɪˈtɑː
ibn-Batuta
ˌɪbənbæˈtuːtɑː
Jogjakarta
ˌdʒəʊɡjɑːˈkɑːtɑː
Jokjakarta
ˌdʒəʊkjɑːˈkɑːtɑː
likuta
liːˈkuːtɑː
loadstar
ˈləʊdˌstɑː
makuta
mɑːˈkuːtɑː
matata
mɑːtɑːtɑː
Qatar
kæˈtɑː
star
stɑː
Starr
stɑː
superstar
ˈsuːpəˌstɑː
ta
tɑː
tar
tɑː
taupata
tɑːuːpɑːtɑː
whata
fɑːtɑː
Yogyakarta
ˌjəʊɡjɑːˈkɑːtɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAIATA

wai
waif
waifish
waiflike
waift
Waikaremoana
Waikato
Waikiki
wail
wailer
wailful
wailfully
wailing
Wailing Wall
wailingly
wailsome
wain
wainage
wainscot
wainscoting

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAIATA

anata
automata
bachata
Basilicata
big data
census data
corpora striata
data
errata
kata
Kolkata
La Plata
Mar del Plata
metadata
Plata
radiata
rata
sonata
strata
Zapata

Synonyms and antonyms of waiata in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «waiata» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAIATA

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

Translator English - Chinese

waiata
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

waiata
570 millions of speakers

English

waiata
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

waiata
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

waiata
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

waiata
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

waiata
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

waiata
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

waiata
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Waiata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

waiata
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

waiata
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

waiata
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Waiata
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

waiata
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

waiata
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाइटा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

waiata
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

waiata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

waiata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

waiata
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

waiata
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

waiata
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

waiata
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

waiata
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

waiata
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waiata

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAIATA»

The term «waiata» is regularly used and occupies the 76.982 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAIATA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «waiata» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «waiata» 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 waiata

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAIATA»

Discover the use of waiata in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waiata and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unmaking Race, Remaking Soul: Transformative Aesthetics and ...
Two examples, referring to the movement of birds in the landscape, illustrate the descriptive aspect of waiata tangi. The first uses the term ripeka (cross), to refer to the way in which long-legged wading birds run "cross-legged" over the sand.
Christa Davis Acampora, Angela L. Cotten, 2008
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South Pacific Oral Traditions
The most important kind of sung song was the highly elaborate waiata.^ All waiata took the form of rhetorical complaints. There were two main subgenres. Waiata tangi (weeping waiata) were composed equally by men and women and were ...
Ruth H. Finnegan, Margaret Rose Orbell, 1995
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Austronesian Soundscapes: Performing Arts in Oceania and ...
Waiata In the strict sense of the term, waiata is a generic concept for all chants and songs and there are many forms of waiata that can be used for different purposes, including lullabies (oriori), laments (waiata tangi), abusive songs ( pātere), ...
Birgit Abels, 2011
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Maori Times, Maori Places: Prophetic Histories
These waiata are widely used within the Märamatanga and are also sung nationally by other tribes. Aue te Aroha i Ahau Waiata-ä-ringa This is acknowledged as one of the key waiata-ä-ringa of the Märamatanga. This waiata -ä-ringa is ...
Karen Sinclair, 2002
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Waiata: Maori Songs in History
Her authoritative and illuminating commentaries will make this collections hugely interesting to a wide range of readers.
‎2009
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Spiritual Complaint: The Theology and Practice of Lament
ing to McLean “because love songs are invariably about lost or unhappy love, the term waiata aroha becomes interchangeable with waiata tangi although the converse is not necessarily true.”31 THE FORM OF MĀORI LAMENTS According to ...
Miriam Bier, Tim Bulkeley, 2013
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Music for New Zealand Years 9 and 10
Waiata Waiata is the name for the Maori tradition of song that is deeply important in the Maori culture. Within this tradition, waiata serve many cultural purposes, and come in an abundance of varieties. Waiata lyrics can be used to preface ...
Mario Carolus, 2013
8
The Oxford Handbook of Children's Musical Cultures
The knowledge that is imparted through waiata is significant. All waiata have a purpose, to pass on the history, whakapapa (genealogy), events, and stories of the iwi (tribe) and are not just for entertainment (Tangaere 1997a). As Woodward  ...
Patricia Shehan Campbell, Trevor Wiggins, 2013
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From Silence to Voice: The Rise of Maori Literature
The main genres of composition were waiata (sung poetry), whakapapa ( genealogy), whakataukī (sayings), kōrero (narratives) and karakia (prayers and incantations).32 Each genre was used on particular occasions and for particular  ...
Paola Della Valle, 2010
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Redemption Songs: A Life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki
APPENDIX D AN INDEX OF WAIATA BY TE KOOTI Te Kooti composed and adapted many waiata, singing them on many occasions so that the knowledge, perceptions and experiences from the ancestral past were brought to bear on the  ...
Judith Binney, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAIATA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waiata is used in the context of the following news items.
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All Blacks pull out surprise 'Ka Mate' waiata at Samoan post-match …
All Blacks pull out surprise 'Ka Mate' waiata at Samoan post-match celebration. Wed, Jul 8. share. One News. Source: All Blacks pull out surprise 'Ka Mate' ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
2
WWI waiata stars of Kapa Haka festival
Waiata from World War One will be featured in performances at the New Zealand Post KaumÄ tua Kapa Haka at Te Papa this weekend (3 - 5 July 2015). «Voxy, Jun 15»
3
Top Māori musicians perform to raise funds for music therapy
Four shows titled 'WAIATA', meaning 'song', will take place in Auckland and each will showcase a collection of Māori artists. The WAIATA shows have been ... «Scoop.co.nz, May 15»
4
Kids perform waiata for Prince Harry
Students of the school serenaded the Prince with iconic songs, including the waiata Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi. He is now scheduled to have the rest of the day off and ... «TVNZ, May 15»
5
Waiata for London Anzac service
"A lot of people in the UK here are familiar with the haka with the performance of the All Blacks but a lot of them are not so familiar with things like waiata and ... «waateanews.com, Apr 15»
6
Tommy Wilson: Waiata links two soul sisters
There are some waiata that pierce the soul with their pure beauty when words and voice come together live and loud in front of you, and when that convergence ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
7
Mass waiata planned for Anzac Day in London
Mass waiata planned for Anzac Day in London. 02:07. Kiwis living in the UK are gearing up for a mass waiata at this year's Anzac Day dawn ceremony in ... «TVNZ, Apr 15»
8
Mount Albert whānau face eviction by Housing NZ
Housing New Zealand will act on an eviction notice this Monday on Raniera Kahui-Ariki, his sister Waiata and her children from their home in Mt Albert. Raniera ... «Māori Television, Mar 15»
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Te Matatini 2015 - Hātea Kapa Haka
Today they paid homage to a Ngāti Hine matriarch who resides in Christchurch, Tihi Puanaki, affectionately known as Whaea Tihi, in their waiata ā-ringa. «Māori Television, Mar 15»
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Support flows for Teina Pora - 'Time a waiata was busted out'
Hundreds of people have expressed their elation on social media at the Privy Council's decision to quash the convictions of Teina Pora. The Privy Council in ... «TVNZ, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Waiata [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/waiata>. May 2024 ».
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