hapu

/ (ˈhɑːpuː) /

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noun

NZ a subtribe

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Word Origin for hapu

Māori

Words nearby hapu

hapteron, haptic, haptics, haptometer, haptotropism, hapu, hapuka, hapuu, Harahan, harakeke, hara-kiri

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How to use hapu in a sentence

If the warriors of the hapu had no guns they would soon be all killed by some tribe that had them.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale
He was head of a strong family, or hapu, which mustered a considerable number of fighting men; all his near relations.
Old New Zealand:|'A Pakeha Maori' [Frederick Edwa [Maning]
There was a gun in the hand of their every warrior, and solidarity in the ranks of their every hapu.
The Treaty of Waitangi|T. Lindsay Buick
He was head of a strong family, or hapu, which mustered a considerable number of fighting men, all his near relations.
Old New Zealand|Earl of Pembroke.

But the chiefs of the Ngapuhi hapu said amongst themselves, "How long will the fire of the Maori burn before it is extinguished?"
Old New Zealand|Earl of Pembroke.