On this page you'll find 2 example sentences with Hapu. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Hapu meaning
A subtribe of an iwi or Maori tribe; the basic political unit within Māori society; a subtribe or extended family.
Using Hapu
- The main meaning on this page is: A subtribe of an iwi or Maori tribe; the basic political unit within Māori society; a subtribe or extended family.
Context around Hapu
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hapu
- In this selection, "hapu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include defeat another hapu or iwi and the local hapu where the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hapu" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hapu
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The means of acquiring land was to defeat another hapu or iwi in battle and seize their land. (18 words)
As an alumni and staff member, I like the new branding with its correct spelling, its connection to the harbour and the local hapu, where the O reminds me of my beloved Otago rugby team and its shape evokes a Celtic knot that binds us all together. (47 words)
As an alumni and staff member, I like the new branding with its correct spelling, its connection to the harbour and the local hapu, where the O reminds me of my beloved Otago rugby team and its shape evokes a Celtic knot that binds us all together. (47 words)
The means of acquiring land was to defeat another hapu or iwi in battle and seize their land. (18 words)
Example sentences (2)
As an alumni and staff member, I like the new branding with its correct spelling, its connection to the harbour and the local hapu, where the O reminds me of my beloved Otago rugby team and its shape evokes a Celtic knot that binds us all together.
The means of acquiring land was to defeat another hapu or iwi in battle and seize their land.