hapū
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In Māori and New Zealand English, a '''' ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief and normally operated independently of its iwi (tribe).
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In Māori and New Zealand English, a '''' ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief and normally operated independently of its iwi (tribe).
== Etymology ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hapū” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.