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tipuna

British  
/ təˈpuːnə /

noun

  1. an ancestor

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Etymology

Origin of tipuna

Māori

Example Sentences

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Heu-Heu refused permission to anyone to ascend the mountain, on the ground that it was his tipuna or ancestor,—"he constantly identified himself with the mountain, and called it his sacred ancestor."

From Six Letters From the Colonies by Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper)

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