Niu Ioka

Maori

Etymology

From English New York.

Proper noun

Niu Ioka

1. New York City (a city in New York, United States)

   Tērā tētahi tima nō te Wīwī ko 'Pakoine' i rere atu i Niu Ioka ki Haware, ko taua rangi, he kohu, ko te rere a tima nei te 18 māero i te hāora; tūtuki ana ki tētahi tima ko 'Koromatihia' te ingoa.

   There was a French steam ship, the 'La Bourgogne', going from New York to Havre steaming at 18 miles per hour on a foggy day, which hit another steamer called 'Cromartyshire'.

2. New York (a state of the United States)