tangi
/ (ˈtʌŋiː) /
a Māori funeral ceremony
informal a lamentation
Origin of tangi
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How to use tangi in a sentence
A combat outpost in the tangi Valley had proved so indefensible that U.S. forces abandoned it in April.
As I approached the Pa before the funeral they all raised the native cry of welcome, the "tangi."
Life of John Coleridge Patteson | Charlotte M. YongeProbably a huge banquet took place; then it was held to be a truly great tangi.
The Long White Cloud | William Pember ReevesTheir chef-d'oeuvre is perhaps "pooadugghiedugghie," which is their version of putangi-tangi, the paradise-duck.
The Long White Cloud | William Pember ReevesThe other two commenced the ascent of the long spur which leads to Shahi-tangi.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force | Sir Winston S. Churchill
The arms they carry are the bow, arrows, and tangi, a species of light battle-axe that inflicts a serious wound.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar Thurston
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