Category:Maori terms by usage
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Maori terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.
- Category:Maori dated terms: Maori terms that are no longer fashionable, thus are anachronistic.
- Category:Maori derogatory terms: Maori terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
- Category:Maori dialectal terms: Maori terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
- Category:Maori nonstandard terms: Maori terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
- Category:Maori offensive terms: Maori terms that are typically considered to offend people.
- Category:Maori proscribed terms: Maori terms whose usage is proscribed; thus, they are considered wrong according to prescriptive sources.
- Category:Maori short forms: Maori terms that are short forms of other terms, often used informally.
- Category:Maori terms with archaic senses: Maori terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
- Category:Maori terms with historical senses: Maori terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
- Category:Maori terms with obsolete senses: Maori terms that are no longer in current use, but found in older texts.
- Category:Maori terms with rare senses: Maori rarely used terms or terms with rarely used senses.
- Category:Maori vulgarities: Maori terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.
Subcategories
This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.
D
- Maori dated terms (0 c, 1 e)
- Maori derogatory terms (0 c, 1 e)
- Maori dialectal terms (0 c, 2 e)
N
O
- Maori offensive terms (0 c, 1 e)
P
- Maori proscribed terms (0 c, 1 e)
S
- Maori short forms (0 c, 1 e)
T
- Maori terms with archaic senses (0 c, 4 e)
- Maori terms with historical senses (0 c, 1 e)
- Maori terms with rare senses (0 c, 1 e)
V
- Maori vulgarities (0 c, 2 e)