hapu

/ ˈhɑːpuː /

noun

1. a subtribe

Word History and Origins

Origin of hapu¹

Māori

Example Sentences

And Francois Tumahai, a spokesman for Ngati Waewae, the local hapu or subtribe, told the New Zealand news outlet Stuff that it had not authorized the people to take the fossil.

From New York Times

Both firms were prompted by an urging by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei – a hapu, or sub-tribe, in the city of Auckland – to “individually and collectively use the word ‘Aotearoa.’”

From The Guardian

In two separate ceremonies with Maori groups, High Commissioner Laura Clarke made expressions of regret to both the Ngati Oneone hapu and Rongowhakaata iwi for the killings of nine of their ancestors during the first encounters with Captain Cook's crew.

From BBC

“It is you non-Igbo who are showing the enemy the way! Hapu m! It is you people that showed them the way to my hometown!”

From Literature

Here is a woman in power who is hapu.

From The Guardian