kīngitanga

Maori

Etymology

From kīngi (“to reign”) +‎ -tanga (deverbal nominal suffix).

Noun

kīngitanga

  1. kingdom, dominion
  2. sovereignty

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Kingitanga

Further reading

  • “kīngitanga” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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