karakia
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of karakia
Māori
Example Sentences
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There is a special karakia to raise the wind.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Andrew Lang
In Maori myths the hero is very handy with his karakia.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Andrew Lang
With much solemn karakia and propitiatory sacrifice, they tremblingly crept into the precincts of the bay.
From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by William Delisle Hay
The brahma answers almost to the Maori karakia or incantation and charm.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Andrew Lang
The word karakia which Heke made use of does not mean prayer as we understand that word.
From Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 by A Pakeha Maori
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