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Moriori
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English
Etymology
Derived from en poz-pol-pro *ma(a)qoli true, genuine, real, native. Compare en Maori 1.http://pollex.org.nz/entry/maqoli/ Entries for MAQOLI [PN] True, real, genuine: *ma(a)qoli pollex.org.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20160327204300/http://pollex.org.nz/entry/maqoli/ 27 March 2016
Noun
s *
A member of the indigenous Polynesian people of the Chatham Islands.
Proper noun
The language of these people.
Adjective
en adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Moriori.
References
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