tangi

/ ˈtʌŋiː /

noun

1. a Māori funeral ceremony
2. informal.
   a lamentation

Word History and Origins

Origin of tangi¹

Māori

Example Sentences

And while, after some debate, things went on as scheduled — co-host Australia beat Ireland 1-0 in its opener in Sydney, which also began following a moment of silence — the tournament will be forever scarred by the actions of 24-year-old Matu Tangi Matua Reid, who opened fire at a construction site with a pump-action shotgun.

From Los Angeles Times

Police say Matu Tangi Matua Reid, 24, was under house arrest and has a history of domestic violence.

From BBC

In November, Mr. Rahman and his son were drawn to the abandoned Afghan military outpost in the Tangi Valley because of its supply of so-called Hesco barriers, sand-filled containers held together by metal caging.

From New York Times

The father-son duo in the Tangi Valley were taking apart one of the Hesco barriers and had dug around its base when Mr. Rahman found a mortar shell, most likely left behind by either the Soviet army or one of the militias that used the base after the Soviets withdrew in 1989.

From New York Times

“When the Russians were leaving Afghanistan, one of them turned to me and said: ‘We’re leaving now but the land will fight you for another 30 years,’” recalled Muhammed Asif, 59, a Tangi Valley village elder.

From New York Times