- people — tangata ira tane (male who was born female), and whakawahine, hinehi, and
hinehua (female who was born male) – were
observed by the
first European explorers...
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Other terms that can be used
include the following: Whakawahine, Hinehi,
Hinehua: Māori
terms for
someone born with a male body who has a
female gender...