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waiata

British  
/ wɑːiːɑːtɑː /

noun

  1. a Māori song

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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 Finck, Henry Theophilus

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