waiata
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of waiata
Māori
Example Sentences
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“Waiata will never die. I think waiata will go on forever and ever.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
More poetic are the waiata, which are sung without the aid of any action.
From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Henry Theophilus Finck
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