kainga

British  

/ ˈkaɪŋə /

noun

1. Also called (on South Island): kaik.  (in New Zealand) a Māori village or small settlement

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Etymology

Origin of kainga

Māori

Example Sentences

Only just in time, however, for the next instant the moonlit slope beneath the kainga was alive with Maoris—men, women, and children—shouting and rushing about in a state of tremendous excitement.

From Adventures in Many Lands by Gillett, F.

Sometimes it is very festive, for a large Maori kainga is not far off; and at Te Otamatea a race-course has been made, where the annual races of the Kaipara districts are held.

From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle

It comprehended two or three acres on the shoulder of a low range, and was once the site of a Maori kainga, or village.

From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle

I would give him a piece quite close to the kainga, where I would always have him close to me.

From Old New Zealand: being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times by 'A Pakeha Maori'

The next, he took heart again, for there beside him was the hole in the palisade through which he had crept into the kainga an hour before.

From Adventures in Many Lands by Gillett, F.