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Ngapuhi
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English
Alternative forms
en Ngapui Nga Puhi
Etymology
From en mi Ngapuhi.
Pronunciation
en /ˈŋʌpuhi/ /ˈnɛpuːi/ NZ
en /ˈnapuːi/ /ˈnɑːpuːi/ UK
Proper noun
Ngapuhi
en NZ A member of a Maori people (or iwi) of the Northland region of New Zealand. from 19th c.
en 2020 w:Sujit Sivasundaram Waves Across the South William Collins 2021 71 The loss of the Nga Puhi in a battle of 1807 or 1808, which killed two of his brothers and many chiefly kin, was a formative moment in his life.