Kiekie

Kiekie

A kiekie is a Polynesian word, in some languages written as okinaieokinaie. It can refer to:

*kiekie (plant) — (Freycinetia banksii), in New Zealand.
*kiekie (clothing) — an ornamental girdle around the hips, especially worn by women in Tonga.


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  • Kiekie (clothing) — A kiekie is a Tongan dress, an ornamental girdle around the waist, mainly worn by women on semiformal occasions, but nowadays also sometimes by men. At highly formal occasions both gender will settle for a taokinaovala. At casual occasions no… …   Wikipedia

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  • kiekie — [ ki:ki:] noun a New Zealand climbing plant with edible bracts, and leaves which are used for basket making and weaving. [Freycinetia banksii.] Origin C19: from Maori …   English new terms dictionary

  • kiekie — kie·kie …   English syllables

  • kiekie — /ˈkiki / (say keekee) noun a forest climber of New Zealand, Freycinetia banksii, with fleshy edible flower bracts. Also, gigi, giegie. {Maori} …  

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  • Te Kiekie — Pinaki Pinaki Photo satellite de la NASA Géographie Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Freycinetia banksii —   Kiekie Kiekie trepando un árbol de kohekohe …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Culture of Tonga — Tonga College students performing a Kailao dance The Tongan archipelago has been inhabited for perhaps 3000 years, since settlement in late Lapita times. The culture of its inhabitants has surely changed greatly over this long time period. Before …   Wikipedia

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