Hui (Māori assembly)

A hui is a type of Māori assembly, gathering or meeting.[1][2] A hui is usually called for a specific cause (Māori: take, lit. 'cause for gathering'), which may relate to the "life crises" of an individual—such as a funeral (tangihanga) or twenty-first birthday—or to those events that affect a group—such as opening a marae, or welcoming important guests.[3]: 179 

Originally from the Māori language, the word was used by Europeans as early as 1846 to refer to Māori gatherings,[4] but is now increasingly used in New Zealand English to describe events that are not exclusively Māori.[5][6]

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References

  1. ^ "Collins Dictionary". Collins Dictionary. 4 November 2022.
  2. ^ "hui - Te Aka Māori Dictionary". hui - Te Aka Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ^ Salmond, Anne (2004). Hui: A study of Maori ceremonial gatherings (3rd ed.). Auckland: Reed.
  4. ^ Orsman, H. W. (1997). The dictionary of New Zealand English: a dictionary of New Zealandisms on historical principles. NZ: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558347-7.
  5. ^ "...for all those involved with the Internet in New Zealand...", nethui.org.nz
  6. ^ "Tech Hui 2010". Archived from the original on 21 July 2010.


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