Etymology

tikanga Maori

Today it means: Maori customs and values, considered as a collective body of belief and behaviour. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori tikanga Māori
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromtikanga Māori
  2. English todaytikanga Maori

From Māori tikanga Māori.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Maori customs and values, considered as a collective body of belief and behaviour.

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