kuia


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kuia

(ˈkuːjə)
n
(Anthropology & Ethnology) NZ a Māori female elder or elderly woman
[Māori]
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She provides palliative care to those dying at home, as well as treating children and young people, those with disabilities, kaumatua and kuia, the bed-bound and those with dementia, in their homes.
Meanwhile, an all-Chinese cadet girls' singles semifinals witnessed success for Kuia Man and Li Yuqi.
To illustrate this point we draw on an interview with an 87 year old kuia we've named Anahera.
Its roots, according to the history of the commune and its off-shoots written by poet and literary historian John Newton, were grounded in Catholic and Maori values, and its concerns, driven by young hippies mentored by Ngati Hau kuia and kaumatua, included social justice for the destitute and the mentally ill, as well as biculturalism.
His three offspring, Sinbad, Gulliver and Kuia now play a crucial role in helping rebuild the population.
Nessa circunstancia seu nome e trocado pelos rezadores e kuja (le-se "kuia") por um nome pein.
The preparation for the deceased is usually done under the direct instruction of a kuia (elderly woman).