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Meaning of "wharepuni" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHAREPUNI

Māori whare + puni company.
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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 WHAREPUNI

wharepuni  [ˈfɒrɛˌpʊnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHAREPUNI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wharepuni 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHAREPUNI


abalone
ˌæbəˈləʊnɪ
bony
ˈbəʊnɪ
brownie
ˈbraʊnɪ
Brownies
ˈbraʊnɪ
canzone
kænˈzəʊnɪ
canzoni
kænˈzəʊnɪ
coney
ˈkəʊnɪ
Dione
daɪˈəʊnɪ
leone
liːˈəʊnɪ
macaroni
ˌmækəˈrəʊnɪ
Marconi
mɑːˈkəʊnɪ
mascarpone
ˌmæskəˈpəʊnɪ
Moroni
məˈrəʊnɪ
muni
ˈmʊnɪ
noni
ˈnəʊnɪ
phony
ˈfəʊnɪ
pony
ˈpəʊnɪ
Stoney
ˈstəʊnɪ
stony
ˈstəʊnɪ
tony
ˈtəʊnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHAREPUNI

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHAREPUNI

alumni
ani
Armani
bambini
Bellini
Beni
bhikkhuni
bikini
Dani
Gemini
Mani
mini
Nguni
ni
Pakistani
ragini
Sakyamuni
termini
uni
Yokozuni

Synonyms and antonyms of wharepuni in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wharepuni» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHAREPUNI

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

Translator English - Chinese

wharepuni
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wharepuni
570 millions of speakers

English

wharepuni
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wharepuni
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

wharepuni
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

wharepuni
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wharepuni
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

wharepuni
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

wharepuni
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wharepuni
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wharepuni
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

wharepuni
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wharepuni
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wharepuni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

wharepuni
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wharepuni
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेशपूनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

wharepuni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wharepuni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wharepuni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

wharepuni
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wharepuni
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

wharepuni
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wharepuni
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

wharepuni
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wharepuni
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wharepuni

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHAREPUNI»

The term «wharepuni» is barely ever used and occupies the 206.905 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHAREPUNI» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHAREPUNI»

Discover the use of wharepuni in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wharepuni and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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DECOLONIZING CONSERVATION: CARING FOR MAORI MEETING HOUSES ...
When possible, museum staff accommodated the requests of the Schusters and Kaka Niao, such as in the adherence of tikanga surrounding the handling of Te Wharepuni a Maui's elements and the carving of the tekoteko. When a request ...
Dean Sully, 2007
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At Home in New Zealand: Houses, History, People
In some cases pieces of dismantled or plundered wharepuni were cut to fit mantelpieces. The lintel carvings on a fireside surround now in the Australian Museum are reputed to have come from Te Kooti's house, though the carving style makes ...
Barbara Brookes, 2000
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Huia Short Stories 9: Contemporary Maori Fiction
They enter the gates, carrying Maria towards the wharepuni. A view of the mountains takes Wai's breath. Three rocked gods, cloaked in snow, towering in the distance. The home crowd stands in front of a cluster of buildings. The wharepuni is ...
Anahera Gildea, Anita Tipene, Ann French, 2011
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Huia Short Stories 6: Contemporary Māori Fiction
Uncle Allec stands and walks to the front of the wharepuni, positioning himself by the door. 'Father Matiu was visiting,' he says. 'E Pa, there's a kuia who lives on the hill. I was wondering if you would meet her and give her your blessing?
Huia Publishers, 2005
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New Zealand Journal of Archaeology
A discussion of the point might be initiated by a look at recent changes in the attribution of the term "wharepuni". Today there appears to be an understood difference between wharepuni and whare whakairo (Best 1924(II):561; Firth 1926 :54; ...
‎1982
6
Woven by Water: Histories from the Whanganui River
evidence of his work behind the aukati line, such as building the wharepuni at Putaruru, his wanderings far beyond the Rohe Potae, in which he took on the mantle and method of a prophet, continued for many years.46 Today, beyond ...
David Young, 1998
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Primitive Economics of the New Zealand Maori (Routledge ...
The village was composed of a number of rectangular dwelling-huts, about IO by 12 feet in ground plan, some larger, some smaller, built either of poles and thatch , or if of better workmanship, in the wharepuni style, with worked timbers, ...
Raymond Firth, 2012
8
The Land of the Moa
(Looks at whare) Marks: Don't know that word. Hui: Rewi's Wharepuni (Points to whare. Marks startled and alarmed drops swag, rest uneasy look around ) Marks: Old Rewi hereabouts? (Hui nods) And he has a three decker thirst for my blood.
George Leitch, Adrian Kiernander, 1990
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Stories Without End: Essays 1975-2010
He suggested to them that they should clear out the wells and build new homes, each consisting ofat least two rooms, and with outside lavatories. The wharepuni (sleeping houses) were also to be pulled down. Irene Paulger, the first teacher ...
Judith Binney, 2010
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The Penguin History of New Zealand
Michael King. cookhouses; pataka or storehouses; whata or shelters for storing wood (for a long time the only source of fuel for cooking and heating); and, more often as the century drew near its close, wharepuni or community meeting houses.
Michael King, 2011

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHAREPUNI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wharepuni is used in the context of the following news items.
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Leaders request smaller tupuna photos
The wharepuni (main house) and wharekai (dining hall) at Te Hora marae are being developed and there is a shortage of space on the ancestors' wall. Leaders ... «Radio New Zealand, Feb 15»
2
Maori elders hold on to powhiri custom
Many iwi make provisions to enable women to speak in powhiri either in the wharepuni or in special areas of the marae where women are seen to be protected. «Radio New Zealand, May 14»
3
Go back to your marae, that's what it's for
Hakopa Te Waharoa, the great grandfather of Ngati Wairere kuia Hekeiterangi Broadhurst, built the first wharepuni (camp hut) at Hukanui out of ponga logs and ... «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 13»
4
History of Kaiwhaiki Marae published
... Kaiwhaiki Marae over his whole lifespan and speaks about some of the major events including when his wharepuni (meeting house) was first opened in 1912. «Radio New Zealand, Dec 12»
5
Kaiwhaiki marae celebrates wharepuni anniversay
Saturday 1 December marks 100 years since the wharepuni was opened in 1912. A Nga Paerangi kaumatua, Morvin Simon, says Te Kiritahi's origins started ... «Radio New Zealand, Nov 12»
6
Review: Rauru by Mark Adams
... he was involved in three of the four Maori meeting houses outside New Zealand: Hinemihi in Surrey, Rauru in Hamburg and Te Wharepuni a Maui in Stuttgart. «New Zealand Herald, May 09»

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