Māori

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See also: maori, māori, and Maori

English[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Māori

  1. Alternative form of Maori

Noun[edit]

Māori (plural Māoris or Māori)

  1. Alternative form of Maori

Adjective[edit]

Māori

  1. Alternative form of Maori

Anagrams[edit]

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From māori (normal). This usage arose after contact with Westerners and the resulting need to specify different ethnic groups.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Māori

  1. Maori, Māori
    1. the Māori culture or ethnicity
      • 2006, Joanne Barker, Sovereignty Matters (in English), page 208:
        In 1979 a gathering of elders at the Waananga kaumatua affirmed te reo Maori “Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Maori” the language is the life principle of Maori mana. (Note: this quotation comes from a text that does not show macrons.)
    2. a member of the Māori culture or ethnicity, a Māori person
      Antonym: pākehā

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Rarotongan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

Māori

  1. of or pertaining to the Māori

Proper noun[edit]

Māori

  1. a Māori person