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Definition of pounamu in English: pounamunoun pəʊˈnɑːmuː mass nounNZ A variety of jade; greenstone. as modifier pounamu pendants Example sentencesExamples - Elsewhere, the deep green of pounamu marks the sources of greenstone, and silver and greys are deployed in a startling evocation of mist and spume.
- The pair were charged with stealing pounamu, or greenstone, a neglected treasure fused into fissures of southern mountains.
- Then Maori used it, extensively, in regular migrations, and as a portage route for pounamu.
- Are we really depriving them of their treaty rights with respect to pounamu by saying that they cannot take pounamu, or greenstone, from these eight little marine reserves in Fiordland?
- When my own parents-in-law were down in the Arahura Valley, on the West Coast, where pounamu is gathered, they were denied access one time, when they were just wanting to take a stroll along the river.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Maori. |