Māori

maori māori Maori English Proper noun en Maori. Noun s * en Maori. Derived terms en Cook Islands Māori Adjective en adjective en Maori. Anagrams en aimor Mario Moira Moria Omari morai moria Māori Etymology From mi māori normal. This usage arose after contact with Europeans and the resulting need to specify different ethnic groups. Pronunciation māori '-- Proper noun Maori, Māori the Māori culture or ethnicity mi 2006 Joanne Barker Sovereignty Matters http://books.google.com/books?id=nHp7-BTy57MC&pg=PA208&lpg=PA208 208 Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Maori. The language is the life principle of Maori mana. Note: this quotation originates from a text that does not show macrons. a member of the Māori culture or ethnicity, a Māori person mi pākehā Derived terms mi Māoritanga te reo Māori pākehā Māori tikanga Māori mate Māori Further reading mi New Zealand Rarotongan Etymology Ultimately from rar poz-pol-pro *ma(a)qoli true, genuine, real. Pronunciation rar Rar-Māori.ogg Adjective rar adjective of or pertaining to the Māori Proper noun rar proper noun a Māori person