Etymology

runanga

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Today it means: A traditional Māori assembly or tribal council. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori runanga
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed fromrunanga“assembly, council”
  2. English todayrunanga

Borrowed from Māori runanga (“assembly, council”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A traditional Māori assembly or tribal council.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.