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Examples
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Nicollet certainly reached the water-parting between the systems of the St. Lawrence and the Mississippi, and under that name -- Misi-sipi -- "great water" -- he heard through the Algonkin Indians of a mighty river lying three days 'journey westward from his last camp.
Pioneers in Canada Harry Hamilton Johnston 1892
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Tonga captain Finau Maka said he hoped the All Blacks would wait until his team had finished their haka, or sipi tau, as a mark of respect.
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The All Blacks could hold their haka until the end of the Tongan sipi tau.
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The All Blacks could hold their haka until the end of the Tongan sipi tau.
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And a lack of cultural respect by your reporter - the TOngan's wont finish 'their haka, or sipi tau'.
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"Tonga captain Finau Maka said he hoped the All Blacks would wait until his team had finished their haka, or sipi tau, as a mark of respect."
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Tonga captain Finau Maka said he hoped the All Blacks would wait until his team had finished their haka, or sipi tau, as a mark of respect.
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I'd rather that than two teams doing the haka and the sipi tau at the same time.
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I'd rather that than two teams doing the haka and the sipi tau at the same time.
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