tangi
Britishnoun
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a Māori funeral ceremony
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informal a lamentation
Etymology
Origin of tangi
Māori
Example Sentences
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The tangi is a Māori death rite that involves close and extended family remaining with the dead for three days to mourn and honour them.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2017
Down the tangi now, giving their steeds all the rein they dared, these two rode for dear life.
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford
“They will be in the tangi directly,” said Nesta, shading her eyes to watch the distant figures.
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford
“I believe, however, Upward, that as a matter of fact, he remembered the rather remarkable formation of that tangi behind the camp.”
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford
The story of this latter event in its completeness they had agreed to keep to themselves, only giving out that the Gularzai had shrunk from following them into the tangi from superstitious motives.
From The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier by Bertram Mitford
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