"Moriori" meaning in English

See Moriori in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Derived from Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real, native”). Compare Maori. Etymology templates: {{der|en|poz-pol-pro|*ma(a)qoli||true, genuine, real, native}} Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real, native”), {{doublet|en|Maori|notext=1}} Maori Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} Moriori
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Moriori.
    Sense id: en-Moriori-en-adj-FTeHnvHm

Proper name

Etymology: Derived from Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real, native”). Compare Maori. Etymology templates: {{der|en|poz-pol-pro|*ma(a)qoli||true, genuine, real, native}} Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real, native”), {{doublet|en|Maori|notext=1}} Maori Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Moriori
  1. The language of these people.
    Sense id: en-Moriori-en-name-L-XLdqLO Categories (other): Languages Disambiguation of Languages: 5 57 38

Noun

Forms: Morioris [plural], Moriori [plural]
Etymology: Derived from Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real, native”). Compare Maori. Etymology templates: {{der|en|poz-pol-pro|*ma(a)qoli||true, genuine, real, native}} Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real, native”), {{doublet|en|Maori|notext=1}} Maori Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Moriori (plural Morioris or Moriori)
  1. A member of the indigenous Polynesian people of the Chatham Islands.
    Sense id: en-Moriori-en-noun-iHgKNYv3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ethnonyms, New Zealand Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 34 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 10 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 10 88 Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 3 27 70 Disambiguation of New Zealand: 3 11 86

Inflected forms

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