kaitiakitanga

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Māori kaitiakitanga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɪˈtɪə.kiˌtʌ.ŋə/ === Noun === kaitiakitanga (uncountable) Guardianship of the natural environment. === References === "kaitiakitanga, n." - Oxford English Dictionary == Māori == === Etymology === From kaitiaki (“guardian”) +‎ -tanga (nominalising suffix). By surface analysis, kai- (agent prefix) +‎ tiaki (“to guard”) +‎ -tanga (nominalising suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaiˈtiakiˌtaŋa/ [kɐiˈtiɐkiˌtɐŋɐ] === Noun === kaitiakitanga guardianship; trusteeship (law) trust === References === "kaitiakitanga" - Māori Dictionary