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tipuna

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tipuna, tupuna [təˈpuːnə]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) NZ an ancestor
[Maori]


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Nga Maunga, nga Awa, e nga Mana, e nga Reo, e nga Iwi, e nga Hapu, e nga Tipuna Matua o tenei whenua tapu, me kii te Iwi nei a Rangitane o Palmerston North (Papaoia), tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.
The tipuna frequently moved onto centre stage to move around the family, reach out to them, and sing warrior chants and traditional songs (and a lovely rendition of "The Tennessee Waltz").
Ransfield presented a draft NZNO organisational framework using a whare tipuna model.
 
 
 
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