Niu Ioka

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Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English New York.

Proper noun[edit]

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 State (a state of the United States)