karanga

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noun

In Māori culture, an exchange of calls that forms part of the pōhiri.

OriginMāori karanga →
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Meanings

karanga1

nounkaranga (plural karangas)

plural karangas

  1. In Māori culture, an exchange of calls that forms part of the pōhiri.

    A karanga expert from within the manuhiri ope responds to the first karanga of the tangata whenua and indicates who they are.

    2003, Hirini Moko Mead, Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values, page 122

Karanga2

proper noun
  1. A Maban language spoken in Chad.

Karanga3

proper noun
  1. A dialect of the Shona language of Zimbabwe.

Origin

  1. Māorikaranga
  2. Englishkaranga

From Māori karanga.

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Cite this entry
APA

karanga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karanga

MLA

“karanga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karanga. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “karanga,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karanga.

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