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" My priority in life is my whanau, followed by my work as an artist, which has blessed me with the ability to provide opportunities working with others to advance the well-being of Maori."
Cliff Curtis

Meaning of "whanau" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHANAU

Māori.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WHANAU

ˈfɑːnaʊ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHANAU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whanau 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 WHANAU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whānau

Whānau is a Māori-language word for extended family, now increasingly entering New Zealand English, particularly in official publications. In Māori society, the whānau is also a political unit, below the level of hapū and iwi, and the word itself also has other meanings: as a verb meaning to be born or give birth.

Definition of whanau in the English dictionary

The definition of whanau in the dictionary is a family, esp an extended family.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHANAU

anow · Curnow · enow · erenow · gnow · Lucknow · Mindanao · now · unau

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHANAU

whaling · whaling ship · whaling station · whally · wham · whammed · whammies · whamming · whammo · whammy · whang · whangam · Whangarei · whangee · whap · whapped · whapping · whare · whare wanaga · whare wananga

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHANAU

au · beau · Bissau · bureau · cadeau · chateau · Cocteau · Dessau · Donau · Frau · Guinea-Bissau · Hanau · hinau · nouveau · Palau · Pau · Rathenau · tau · Tokelau · Zwickau

Synonyms and antonyms of whanau in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whanau» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF WHANAU

Find out the translation of whanau to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of whanau from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whanau» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

whanau
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

whanau
570 millions of speakers
en

English

whanau
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

whanau
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الواناو
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Whanau
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

whanau
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

whanau
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

whanaus
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Whanau
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

whanau
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

whanau
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

whanau
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Whanau
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

whanau
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

whanau
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

व्हाॅनौ
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

whanau
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

whanau
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

whanau
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Whanau
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

whanau
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

whanau
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

whanau
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

whanau
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

whanau
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whanau

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHANAU»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of whanau
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whanau

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QUOTES WITH «WHANAU»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word whanau.
1
Cliff Curtis
My priority in life is my whanau, followed by my work as an artist, which has blessed me with the ability to provide opportunities working with others to advance the well-being of Maori.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHANAU»

Discover the use of whanau in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whanau and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Whanau II
At the heart of the novel is Miro Mananuit herself, the Matua, holder of the power of life and death. Whanau II represents an unprecedented return by a contemporary novelist to the characters he first wrote about thirty years ago.
Witi Tame Ihimaera, 2004
2
Te WHANAU (the family): a celebration of Te Whanau O Waipareira
The story of Waipareira, as told in their own words by the participants, of how to assert themselves economically, socially and culturally in the highly competitive environment of the 21st century technology revolution.
Bronwen Christianos, 2001
3
Ngā Kāhui Pou Launching Māori Futures
Isolated families, whanau tu-mokemoke, are so alienated from Maori networks that their members are imbued with narrow perspectives of the world and lack the confidence to bridge barriers or form new alliances. Whanau Capacities Another  ...
Mason Durie, 2003
4
Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values
When someone is very ill and life hangs in the balance most hospitals now offer a place where the whanau can stay for several days. The whanau looks after its own food arrangements and bedding, and being on the premises enables the ...
Hirini Moko Mead, Sidney M. Mead, 2003
5
Family Group Conferencing: New Directions in ...
troubled, or in need to whanau, hapu, and iwi represent a step backward on the part of the state from accepting its responsibility for the creation of problems and for the resourcing of solutions. In some instances, whanau who are living in ...
Gale Burford, Joe Hudson, 2007
6
Culture Speaks: Cultural Relationships and Classroom Learning
The voices in this chapter represent the whanau (extended family) members who were parenting the group of over 70 engaged and non-engaged students interviewed. In each of the five schools, at least eight whanau members, and for one ...
Russell Bishop, Mere Berryman, 2006
7
Kinship Foster Care: Policy, Practice, and Research
These policies and services must also support the role of families, whanau, hapu, iwi, and family groups and avoid the alienation of children and young persons from their family, whanau, hapu, iwi, and family group (Sec. 7 [c] [iii and iv]).
Rebecca L. Hegar, Maria Scannapieco, 1999
8
Indigenous Community-based Education
(4) the complete administration of each centre by the whanau (extended family; see below); (5) the utilisation of many traditional techniques of child care and knowledge acquisition (Sharpies, 1988). From this, three aspects can be highlighted ...
Stephen May, 1999
9
Tangata Tangata: The Changing Ethnic Contours of New Zealand
But at Te Hua o te Whanau conference, as at the earlier Hui Whakapumau, there was widespread agreement that it was now time to effect positive change at personal, family and whanau levels. Iwi development had been a focus of the ...
Paul Spoonley, David George Pearson, 2004
10
Whanau Identity and Whanau Development Are Interdependent
Observers of indigenous culture and the maintenance of custom & protocol will appreciate the material discussed in this book.
Kim Penetito, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHANAU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whanau is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Earthquakes behind high distrust among Canterbury whanau
Maori whanau in Canterbury have higher levels of distrust in public institutions than those in other areas because of the region's earthquakes, experts say. «The Press, Jul 15»
2
'Prayers and thoughts for your whanau' - Southland rugby league …
For you bro n your whanau.. Wat the Fxxx!!!!! All I can see is you playing rugby league over her in Aussie when I used to come n watch u play in Wynnum far rout ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
3
No apology from Auditor-General over Whanau Ora
In a report tabled in Parliament on 5 May, Lyn Provost said Whānau Ora's administration was cumbersome and unusual. The report found nearly $42.3 million of ... «Radio New Zealand, Jun 15»
4
Budget 2015: $50m more for Whanau Ora programme
The Budget has allocated a further $50 million injection into the Whanau Ora social services programme despite the Auditor-General raising red flags about ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
5
Tariana Turia: For Whanau Ora to work we just need to believe
In one world view, our whanau might be described as deprived or "at-risk". In an age where categorisation of difference counts, low-income households are ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
6
Auditor-general questions $40 million administration spend on …
In her report, Provost said Whanau Ora was an example of innovation and new thinking which provided an opportunity for health and social service providers to ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
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Whanau Tahi leads Maori business team to USA
Waipareira CEO, Hon John Tamihere, Whanau Tahi Director Stephen Keung, joins North island Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency ,Te Pou Matakana Chair, ... «Scoop.co.nz, Apr 15»
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Turia criticises TPK over Whanau Ora
Former Minister for Whānau Ora Tariana Turia has accused Te Puni Kōkiri of not rolling out the social policy properly - possibly because it did not think it would ... «Radio New Zealand, Oct 14»
9
Whanau Ora helping build self-reliance
Mrs Turia said the party's flagship Whanau Ora policy is about enabling families to determine their own future, by looking at the issues confronting them and ... «Radio New Zealand, Oct 14»
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Greater support for whanau ora from every sector becomes bottom …
It was a flagship policy for the Maori Party to establish whanau ora, a holistic approach to providing health and social services to families under stress with the ... «New Zealand Herald, Sep 14»
REFERENCE
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