Wondering how to use Wahine in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Wahine meaning
- A Polynesian or Maori woman.
- A female surfer.
Using Wahine
- The main meaning on this page is: A Polynesian or Maori woman. | A female surfer.
- In the example corpus, wahine often appears in combinations such as: rainbow wahine, the wahine, wahine in.
Context around Wahine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wahine
- In this selection, "wahine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rainbow, matua, elder, mother, woman and enter stand out and add context to how "wahine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include g matua wahine mother female and gave the wahine their first. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wahine" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wahine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Second place Wahine Group `Auana Nā Pualei o Likolehua. (9 words)
In the second, the Wahine returned to their usual rotation. (10 words)
A total 21 hālau are participating, including 19 wahine and nine kāne performances. (13 words)
In October 1867, the Honolulu schooner Moi Wahine arrived at Wake and Captain English, Thomas R. Foster (who also sailed with the Hokulele) and nine Hawaiian divers were landed on the island with part of their supplies. (37 words)
The Mustangs held set point over the Rainbow Wahine 24-23, but three straight kills by the Hawai’i offense allowed them to swipe the set as “Let’s go ‘Bows” chants took over the pyramid. (36 words)
The Wahine trailed the Skyhawks by seven at halftime Saturday, but for the second day in a row used a fullcourt press early in the third quarter to help turn things around. (32 words)
Example sentences (18)
Bases as qualifiers In general, bases used as qualifiers follow the base they qualify, e.g. "matua wahine" (mother, female elder) from "matua" (parent, elder) "wahine" (woman).
A total 21 hālau are participating, including 19 wahine and nine kāne performances.
In the previous two meetings, the Wahine had difficulty navigating the Beach’s zone and lengthy defenders.
The initiatives have been designed to achieve results for whanau, pregnant women, single mothers, wahine Māori, Pacific women, working women and students.
The Mustangs held set point over the Rainbow Wahine 24-23, but three straight kills by the Hawai’i offense allowed them to swipe the set as “Let’s go ‘Bows” chants took over the pyramid.
The Rainbow Wahine (20-5) led 4-3 after the first period, and exploded for four goals in a little over two minutes early in the second.
The Rainbow Wahine enter today’s 2 p.m. doubleheader alone in third place after closing to within a game of second-place Long Beach State (23-21, 13-6).
Wahinekapu’s layup off a drive gave the Wahine their first lead since 4-2, and sent up the final sequences.
When Kuuipo Kumukahi and the Hawaiian Music Perpetuation Society present “Mali‘o 2023 – Celebrating Na Mele Wahine” Friday and Saturday at the Hawaii Theater, audiences will experience kaona on several levels.
In the second, the Wahine returned to their usual rotation.
Second place Wahine Group `Auana Nā Pualei o Likolehua.
The Wahine managed just three kills in 20 swings, with seven hitting errors as the Toreros won easily.
The Wahine trailed the Skyhawks by seven at halftime Saturday, but for the second day in a row used a fullcourt press early in the third quarter to help turn things around.
All six baskets made by the Rainbow Wahine in the second quarter were 3-pointers.
The Bruins swept the Rainbow Wahine in a complete flip of last season.
Going into the weekend, the Wildcats were 1-5 all-time against the Rainbow Wahine.
Over 25 Hawai’i softball alumnae were also in the house to help celebrate the opening of the renovated stadium that was originally named the Wahine Softball Field.
In October 1867, the Honolulu schooner Moi Wahine arrived at Wake and Captain English, Thomas R. Foster (who also sailed with the Hokulele) and nine Hawaiian divers were landed on the island with part of their supplies.
Common combinations with wahine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- rainbow wahine 7×
- the wahine 6×
- wahine in 2×