Explore Hawaiki through 1 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hawaiki in a sentence
Hawaiki meaning
The original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand. It also features as the underworld in many Māori stories.
Using Hawaiki
- The main meaning on this page is: The original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand. It also features as the underworld in many Māori stories.
Context around Hawaiki
- Average sentence length in these examples: 33 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hawaiki
- In this selection, "hawaiki" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 33 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include journey from hawaiki after the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hawaiki" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hawaiki
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another story concerns three taniwha which escorted (Ngāti) Ruanui and Ngā Puhi on the journey from Hawaiki after the people called out to the atua (spiritual overlords) seeking a means of safe passage. (33 words)
Another story concerns three taniwha which escorted (Ngāti) Ruanui and Ngā Puhi on the journey from Hawaiki after the people called out to the atua (spiritual overlords) seeking a means of safe passage. (33 words)
Example sentences (1)
Another story concerns three taniwha which escorted (Ngāti) Ruanui and Ngā Puhi on the journey from Hawaiki after the people called out to the atua (spiritual overlords) seeking a means of safe passage.