-tanga

See also: tanga, Tanga, tánga, tangá, tânga, tângă, and -tánga

Māori

Etymology

From a conflation of Proto-Polynesian *-laŋa and *-raŋa, from a rebracketing of Proto-Oceanic nouns ending in /t/, /ɟ/ and *-aŋa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋa/ [ˈtɐŋɐ]

Suffix

-tanga

  1. -ness, -ity, -ation (derived noun suffix)

Usage notes

Used for verbs which take the passive suffix -tia.

Derived terms

Māori terms suffixed with -tanga
āhuatanga
aitanga
haeatatanga
hahaetanga
hainatanga
hōkakatanga
kaitiakitanga
kaniawheatanga
kāwanatanga
Kingitanga
kīngitanga
manaakitanga
Māoritanga
māramatanga
mārenatanga
ōritetanga
pohewatanga
pōtitanga
rāhuitanga
rangatiratanga
taeratanga
takiwātanga
tāpiritanga
whakapakotanga
whanaungatanga
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