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Hapu logo #10101) Maori clan
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Hapū

Hapū logo #21000 In Māoridom and New Zealand a hapū (`subtribe`, or `clan`) functions as `the basic political unit within Māori society`. == Definition == As named divisions of Māori iwi (tribes), hapū have membership determined by genealogical descent; a hapū comprises a number of whānau (extended family) groups. Generally hapū range in size from 35...
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hapu

hapu logo #21003(from the article `Maori`) ...either or both parents) and common allegiance to a chief or chiefs (ariki). Traditionally, at the day-to-day level, the most important social ... ...(again, the male line was the prestige line). The iwi had a chief and was a more tightly knit kinship group occupying a defined section of land ... ...on th...
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