"wananga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wanangas [plural], wananga [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori wānanga (“traditional knowledge”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|wānanga||traditional knowledge}} Maori wānanga (“traditional knowledge”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|wananga}} wananga (plural wanangas or wananga)
  1. (New Zealand) A school in New Zealand that teaches native Maori knowledge, instituted by the Education Act of 1990. Wikipedia link: wananga Tags: New-Zealand Related terms: whare wānanga
    Sense id: en-wananga-en-noun-rLuPFGHP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

Inflected forms

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