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hapu
/ ˈhɑːpuː /
noun
- a subtribe
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hapu1
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Example Sentences
If the warriors of the hapu had no guns they would soon be all killed by some tribe that had them.
He was head of a strong family, or hapu, which mustered a considerable number of fighting men; all his near relations.
There was a gun in the hand of their every warrior, and solidarity in the ranks of their every hapu.
He was head of a strong family, or hapu, which mustered a considerable number of fighting men, all his near relations.
But the chiefs of the Ngapuhi hapu said amongst themselves, "How long will the fire of the Maori burn before it is extinguished?"
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