Etymology

hapu

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Today it means: A subtribe of an iwi or Maori tribe; the basic political unit within Māori society; a subtribe or extended family. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori hapū
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromhapū
  2. Māori · borrowed fromhapū
  3. English todayhapu

Borrowed from Māori hapū.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A subtribe of an iwi or Maori tribe; the basic political unit within Māori society; a subtribe or extended family.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.