Maori word for a woman.The i is long.
1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. i.p. 29:
«Having enquired how many (wives) the Kings of England had, helaughed heartily at finding they were not so well provided, andrepeatedly counted `four wahine' (women) on his fingers.»
1852. G. C. Mundy, `Our Antipodes' (edition 1855), p. 289:
«A group of whyenees and piccaninnies.»
1893. `Otago Witness,' Dec. 21, p. 11, col. 5:
«It is not fit that a daughter of the great tribe should bethe slave-wife of the pakeha and the slave of the white wahine.»