Māori

See also: maori, māori, and Maori

English

Proper noun

Māori

1. Alternative form of Maori

Noun

Māori (plural Māoris or Māori)

1. Alternative form of Maori

Adjective

Māori

1. Alternative form of Maori

Anagrams

• Mario, Moira, Moria, Omari, morai, moria

Maori

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaːɔɾi]

Proper noun

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

Derived terms

• te reo Māori

 

Rarotongan

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Adjective

Māori

1. of or pertaining to the Māori

Proper noun

Māori

1. a Māori person