Moriori
English
editEtymology
editDerived from Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real, native”). Compare Maori.[1]
Noun
editMoriori (plural Morioris or Moriori)
- A member of the indigenous Polynesian people of the Chatham Islands.
Derived from Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real, native”). Compare Maori.[1]
Moriori (plural Morioris or Moriori)