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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHARENUI

Māori: large house.
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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 WHARENUI

wharenui  [fɑːrɛnuːiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHARENUI

noun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wharenui 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 WHARENUI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wharenui

Wharenui

A wharenui is a communal house of the Māori people of New Zealand, generally situated as the focal point of a marae. Wharenui are usually called meeting houses in New Zealand English. Also called a whare rūnanga or whare whakairo, the present style of wharenui originated in the early to middle nineteenth century. The houses are often carved inside and out with stylized images of the iwi's ancestors, with the style used for the carvings varying from tribe to tribe. Modern meeting houses are built to regular building standards. Photographs of recent ancestors may be used as well as carvings. The houses always have names, sometimes the name of a famous ancestor or sometimes a figure from Māori mythology. Some meeting houses are built where many Māori are present, even though it is not the location of a tribe; typically, a college or school with many Māori students. While a meeting house is considered sacred, it is not a church or house of worship, but religious rituals may take place in front of or inside a meeting house. On most marae, no food may be taken into the meeting house.

Definition of wharenui in the English dictionary

The definition of wharenui in the dictionary is a meeting house.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHARENUI


aalii
ɑːˈliːiː
Cassiopeiae
ˌkæsɪəˈpiːiː
cooee
ˈkuːiː
cooey
ˈkuːiː
dui
ˈdjuːiː
Graeae
ˈɡriːiː
GUI
ˈɡuːiː
hokonui
həʊkəˈnuːiː
kanae
kɑːnɑːiː
Kauai
kɑːˈwɑːiː
korowai
kɒrɒwɑːiː
kowhaiwhai
kɒfɑːiːfɑːiː
ngai
əŋˈɡɑːiː
reremai
ˈrɛrɛmɑːiː
rouille
ˈruːiː
Salicaceae
ˌsælɪˈkeɪsiːiː
tracheae
trəˈkiːiː
wai
ˈwɑːiː
zoaeae
zəʊˈiːiː
zoeae
zəʊˈiːiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHARENUI

whang
whangam
Whangarei
whangee
whap
whapped
whapping
whare
whare wanaga
whare wananga
wharepuni
wharf
wharf rat
wharfage
wharfie
wharfinger
wharfmaster
Wharton
wharve
wharves

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHARENUI

Anhui
appui
Bangui
Blanqui
Brahui
buibui
charqui
chiquichiqui
ennui
feng shui
hui
maqui
Maui
Oubangui
pfui
point d´appui
Rapa Nui
tui
Wanganui
Yaqui

Synonyms and antonyms of wharenui in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wharenui» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHARENUI

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

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Wharenui
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wharenui
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Trends of use of wharenui

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHARENUI»

The term «wharenui» is normally little used and occupies the 137.242 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHARENUI» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHARENUI»

Discover the use of wharenui in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wharenui and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Māori Architecture: From Fale to Wharenui and Beyond
Throughout this captivating story, the book looks at facets of early Polynesian settlement, the influence of Christian and western technology, the buildings of religio-political movements such as Ringatū, Parihaka and Rātana, post-war ...
Deidre Sharon Brown, 2009
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The Circle & the Spiral: A Study of Australian Aboriginal ...
Potiki is explicitly a marae narrative, because the place to which marae refers - in particular the wharenui and the open ground in front of it (marae ated) - is the centre of community life for the novel's Maori characters. Benjamin Pitman notes  ...
Eva Rask Knudsen, 2004
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DECOLONIZING CONSERVATION: CARING FOR MAORI MEETING HOUSES ...
Introduction Tutanekai wharenui was built in 1943 at Hinemoa Point, Owhata, by the Ngäti Te Roro o te Rangi hapü of Ngäti Whakaue iwi . Some carvings from Tama te kapua whare nui carved in 1877–78 were gifted from the wharenui at ...
Dean Sully, 2007
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Architecture and Identity
Chapter 5: ldentity and (lnvented) Traditions For example, on the exterior of the wharenui there is usually a carved head piece, the koruru, at the apex of the gable, to which speech is directed. The two raparapa (barge boards) on either side of ...
Peter Herrle, Erik Wegerhoff, 2008
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Wharenui
A wharenui (literally "big house") is a communal house of the M ori people of New Zealand, generally situated as the focal point of a marae. Wharenui are usually called 'meeting houses' in New Zealand English.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi: A Remarkable Life
1784 Rerekohu wharenui established 1831 Harakeke processing plant established in Uawa 1838 Missionaries entered into Tokomaru Bay district. 1847 Babbington takes control of the Mission Station. 1872 Tokomaru Bay Native Primary ...
Tania Ka'ai, 2008
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Cultural Institutions of the Novel
But our main book was the wharenui which is itself a story, a history, a gallery, a study, a design structure and a taonga. And we are part of that book along with family, past and family yet to come. (104) While most emphasis is placed on the ...
Deidre Lynch, William Beatty Warner, 1996
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Sacred Places of Goddess: 108 Destinations
She lives within every Maori wharenui, or meeting house, where spiritual ceremony is conducted. Within the walls is a tangihanga where the dead are mourned, thus a central figure to the wharenui is, again, Hine-nui-te-po, Goddess of Death ...
Karen Tate, 2006
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Manhood
Tama and Anso are required to come to the wharenui, the Hapu Council are meeting.” “T ena koe, Rawiri. You boys better go now and waimarie, good luck.” Anso felt his stomach sink in anticipation of what was to come. 'WJ' %W“ The three ...
Gregory French, 2013
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Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and ...
Firstly Neich writes it points to the openness of the marae forecourt in front of the wharenui, and to closure at the rear. Then it points to the ocean and the land, the sea and the forest (pointing out that the technoeconomic resources of the local ...
Helaine Selin, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHARENUI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wharenui is used in the context of the following news items.
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Māori design a key influence on Len Lye Centre
The architect of the new Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth said the concept of a wharenui, or meeting house was the inspiration for his design of the $12 million ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
2
Te Arawa representatives to commemorate Tarawera eruption in …
Mauriora King said, seven trust members leave for England on Sunday and will commemorate the Tarawera eruption when they visit the Hinemihi wharenui on ... «Māori Television, Jun 15»
3
Whakapara opens new wharekai
The wharekai was one of three buildings designed in 1997 by whanaunga Rau Hoskins. The first building to be opened in 1998 was the wharenui, the second ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
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World Vision says thanks to 2015 40 Hour Famine participants
Christchurch's Wharenui Swimming Club finished their 40 hour swimming relay this morning, clocking up 693km (roughly the distance between Christchurch ... «Scoop.co.nz, May 15»
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From exhibit to 'living building'
The meeting house, or wharenui, that spent 70 years at the Otago Museum in Dunedin as an exhibit has been restored to its former glory, and is now a ''living ... «Otago Daily Times, May 15»
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Katikati site work halted by find
"The new discovery, including wharenui post holes, appears to pre-date European settlement and is therefore significant in terms of supporting Maori oral history ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
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Woman fights off attacker during attempted assault in Rotorua
Police are appealing for any information about the alleged assault, which took place on Wharenui Rd, between Te Ngae and Reeves roads, on Saturday night. «Waikato Times, May 15»
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UK-based wharenui should come home
A Maori advisor says the only wharenui in Britain that escaped being razed by fire should be returned home to New Zealand. An unidentified Maori group in front ... «Radio New Zealand, Apr 15»
9
Hundreds mark 20th anniversary
The marae site will celebrate 45 years in 2022 and the wharenui will have its 25th anniversary in 2020, by which stage elders hope more information about tribal ... «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 15»
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Some taonga best left overseas - artist
An example of this is Mataatua, a grand wharenui or meeting house taken from its home in Whakatane more than 130 years ago, which was shipped to places ... «Radio New Zealand, Mar 15»

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