tikanga

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English

Etymology

Maori tikanga

Noun

tikanga (countable and uncountable, plural tikangas or tikanga)

  1. Maori customs and traditions.

Maori

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Etymology

From tika +‎ -nga

Noun

tikanga

  1. custom, convention, correct manner of doing things
  2. traditional lore and protocols
  3. reason, purpose
  4. meaning