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tangi

  • /ˈtʌŋi/ New Zealand
  • /ˈtaŋi/ UK

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Borrowed from Māori tangi (“lament, mourning, funeral ceremony”).

noun tangis · tangi

  1. New Zealand A Maori dirge, or song for the dead.
  2. New Zealand Funeral rites; a funeral ceremony, a tangihanga. He goes on to say that the Government, The Maori Sanitary Councils, and the Native Land Court have endeavoured to prevent Maori tangis lasting for more than three or four days […].
  3. New Zealand Crying, wailing, especially when seeing someone after a long absence.

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"tangi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tangi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tangi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tangi

Chicago

"tangi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tangi.

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@misc{tangi_2026,
  title = {tangi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tangi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}