Wahine
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Wahine, the Maori
and Hawaiian
word for woman, can mean:
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
and Hawaiian
Hawaiian language
The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...
word for woman, can mean:
- Kihe-WahineKihe-WahineIn Polynesian mythology, Kiha Wahine is a mo'o. She is said to guard the fresh water springs that gave life to native plants and fishponds that sustained Moku'ula....
, a Polynesian goddess - A female surfer
- Any of several ships named WahineWahine (ship)Wahine may refer to:*TSS Wahine was an inter-island ferry that ran between Lyttelton and Wellington, New Zealand. It was used as a minelayer in the first world war, and saw active service as a troop ship during World War II....
, one of which foundered in the Wahine disasterWahine disasterThe Wahine disaster occurred on 10 April 1968 when the TEV Wahine, a New Zealand inter-island ferry of the Union Company, foundered on Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour and capsized near Steeple Rock...
during the "Wahine storm". - Mana Wahine Te Ira TangataMana Wahine Te Ira TangataMana Wahine Te Ira Tangata was a small and short-lived political party in New Zealand. It was established by Alamein Kopu, a member of the New Zealand Parliament who had left her original party . After a short time as an independent MP, Kopu established Mana Wahine as her own party...
, a New Zealand political party from 1998-2001 - A member of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's ladies sports teams, the Rainbow Wahine
- HMS Wahine A British Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
vessel.