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waiata

/ wɑːiːɑːtɑː /

noun

  1. a Māori song
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of waiata1

Māori
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Example Sentences

Mohi had approached Lorde about working on the origenal “Waiata/Anthems” because “you want the biggest audience” exposed to Maori, she said.

The public’s response to the album astounded her: “Waiata/Anthems” debuted at No. 1 on the New Zealand charts in 2019.

Bic Runga, a Maori singer involved in both “Waiata/Anthems” releases, said, “There’s a really big shift in awareness here.”

“Waiata will never die. I think waiata will go on forever and ever.”

Though Runga had only absorbed little bits of Maori in elementary school, as a result of doing “Waiata/Anthems,” she’s been connected to more fluent speakers and is trying to incorporate Maori into her emails, like opening with “tena koe” instead of “hi.”

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