maori
IPA: mˈaʊri
Root Word: Maori
noun
- A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.
- The language of these people.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Maori.
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Examples of "maori" in Sentences
- The Maori used a similar system.
- Adaptation and change in Maori culture.
- One for the Maori and one for the Pakeha.
- There are five classes in the Maori unit.
- I will be king of the Maori and of the Pakeha.
- The superstitious local Maori claimed to believe otherwise.
- Its release was directed primarily at Maori youth who do not speak Maori.
- According to my Indian friends, the Hindi Tike cognates to the maori Tika.
- Moana who has led the group, has been described as the diva of the Maori music.
- It is interesting because Maori used it thinking it was English and the early English settlers used it thinking it was Maori.
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