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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespopolazione indigena
Pronunciation / Transliteration: popolazione indigena
"I tangata whenua custodiscono la storia ancestrale del territorio."
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2 senses- 1
The indigenous people of the land; the local Māori people belonging to a particular region or marae in New Zealand.
"The tangata whenua officially welcomed the international delegates with a traditional pōwhiri." - 2
Local inhabitants or hosts of a place, acknowledged as having customary authority and responsibilities over a specific territory.
"As tangata whenua, the local community took primary responsibility for environmental conservation in the valley."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Māori, the indigenous Eastern Polynesian language of New Zealand. The compound combines 'tangata' meaning people or human, and 'whenua' meaning land, reflecting the traditional cultural philosophy of deep kinship and stewardship between humans and the earth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tangata whenua" is said worldwide
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peuple autochtone
Transliteration: peuple o-to-kton
"Les tangata whenua ont accueilli les visiteurs selon la tradition."
indigene Bevölkerung
Transliteration: indigene be-völ-ke-rung
"Die tangata whenua spielen eine wichtige Rolle bei der Landpflege."
popolazione indigena
Transliteration: popolazione indigena
"I tangata whenua custodiscono la storia ancestrale del territorio."
pueblo indígena
Transliteration: pueblo indigena
"Los tangata whenua ejercen su autoridad tradicional sobre la tierra."
povo indígena
Transliteration: povo indigena
"Os tangata whenua são os guardiões ancestrais desta região."
मूल निवासी
Transliteration: mool nivasi
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"टंगाटा वेनुआ इस क्षेत्र के मूल निवासी हैं।"
本地土著居民
Transliteration: běndì tǔzhù jūmín
Script: 中文汉字
"作为当地的土著居民，他们承担着土地守护者的职责。"
원주민
Transliteration: won-ju-min
Script: 한국어 한글
"탕아타 웨누아는 그 지역의 전통적인 원주민을 의미합니다."
先住民族
Transliteration: senjūminzoku
Script: 日本語
"タンガタ・ウェヌアは、その土地の先住民族である人々のことです。"
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