Māori

See also: maori, māori, and Maori

English

Alternative forms

• Maori

Etymology

Borrowing from Maori Māori, from māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”).

Proper noun

Māori

1. The Polynesian people native to New Zealand.
2. The language of the Polynesian people native to New Zealand.

Noun

Māori

1. A member of the Polynesian people native to New Zealand.

Adjective

Māori

1. Of or pertaining to the Maori people, culture, or language.

Anagrams

• Mario, Moira, Omari, morai, moria

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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, 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

Derived terms

• te reo Māori

Antonyms

• pākehā