hapu

/ (ˈhɑːpuː) /


noun
  1. NZ a subtribe

Origin of hapu

1
Māori

Words Nearby hapu

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How to use hapu in a sentence

  • If the warriors of the hapu had no guns they would soon be all killed by some tribe that had them.

    The Book of the Bush | George Dunderdale
  • He was head of a strong family, or hapu, which mustered a considerable number of fighting men; all his near relations.

    Old New Zealand: | 'A Pakeha Maori' [Frederick Edwa [Maning]
  • There was a gun in the hand of their every warrior, and solidarity in the ranks of their every hapu.

    The Treaty of Waitangi | T. Lindsay Buick
  • He was head of a strong family, or hapu, which mustered a considerable number of fighting men, all his near relations.

    Old New Zealand | Earl of Pembroke.
  • But the chiefs of the Ngapuhi hapu said amongst themselves, "How long will the fire of the Maori burn before it is extinguished?"

    Old New Zealand | Earl of Pembroke.