kainga

/ (ˈkaɪŋə) /

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noun

(in New Zealand) a Māori village or small settlementAlso called (on South Island): kaik

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Word Origin for kainga

Māori

Words nearby kainga

Kailua, kailyard, kailyard school, kai moana, kain, kainga, Kaingang, kainic acid, kainite, kainogenesis, Kairouan

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How to use kainga in a sentence

I would give him a piece quite close to the kainga, where I would always have him close to me.
Old New Zealand:|'A Pakeha Maori' [Frederick Edwa [Maning]
At the first crack of the firearms the kainga was awake; and what a scurry there was!
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan
Reconnoitring the kainga in the light of the risen moon Hugh stealthily approached the palisade surrounding it.
Adventures in Many Lands|Various
The father was the principal chief of the kainga, and, as it turned out, cousin to Bent's rangatira Tito.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan

Others ran to the cooking hangis, and with burning sticks from the ovens set fire to some of the thatched houses in the kainga.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan