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ha·ka

(hä′kä)

1. A Maori war dance accompanied by chanting.

2. A similar choreographed chant performed by a Rugby team, especially one from New Zealand.

[Maori; akin to Hawaiian ha'a, men's dance performed with bent knees, and Samoan sa'a, to be short-legged, dance, all from Proto-Polynesian *saka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakaŋ, bowlegged (compare Tagalog sakaŋ, bowlegged), from Proto-Austronesian *-kaŋ, spread apart (as the legs or something split in two).]

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haka

(ˈhɑːkə)

1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a Māori war chant accompanied by gestures

2. (Rugby) a similar performance by a rugby team

[Māori]

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haka

A Maori word meaning a war chant and dance.

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We'd love to see more Geordie Hakas from groups of all kinds across the region.

North East rugby players have proved they can Haka it by giving their versions of the famous tribal dance.

Geordie Hakas go head to head in North East stand-off with their tribal dance alternatives; Rugby clubs across the region have been coming up with their own versions of the New Zealand All Blacks famous Haka dance

Having responded to the challenge during an emotional game for the Junior All Blacks against his native country, the centre said: "Yes, we did our own Haka before the game.

"It was not the traditional 'Ka Mate' Haka that the full All Blacks usually perform.

Tane gearing up for Tongan Haka; Falcons ace prepared for fearsome war dance

In Hawaii, a college American Football team has been forced to ditch its usual pre-match haka for fear it might infringe the All Blacks' copyright.

The university team, known as the Warriors, had performed the haka before every game this season in addition to a post-game routine for the last eight weeks.

Haka controversy rages on ... in Hawaii

Thousands of you have clicked on to their video, and now Blyth Rugby Football Club has sent in their version - a Haka they have been performing for the past 40 years.

Geordie Haka: Blyth RFC follows the lead of Jarrow Vikings to creates their own version; Rugby clubs in the North East are filming their own Haka's - the tribal chant made famous by the New Zealand All Blacks

Wales rugby bosses and supporters hope to neutralise the psychological advantage of New Zealand's haka with a strange mixture of song and a big black bull at Saturday's fixture.

How to face down the All Blacks-be silent during the haka and then sing your lungs out

Dad-of-two John 52, of Gateshead, who runs JPG First Aid and Safety Training Services, added: "The Geordie Haka has been performed many times and it is gets rounds of applause or people go into hysterics.

Geordie Haka is caught on camera as rugby mania hits the North East; Former assistant coach at Jarrow Vikings John Gray and pals perform the Geordie version of the New Zealand All Blacks famous Haka

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