"Māori" meaning in Maori

See Māori in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈmaːɔɾi]
Etymology: From māori (“normal”). This usage arose after contact with Westerners and the resulting need to specify different ethnic groups. Etymology templates: {{m|mi|māori|t=normal}} māori (“normal”) Head templates: {{head|mi|proper noun|head=}} Māori, {{mi-proper noun}} Māori
  1. Maori, Māori
    the Māori culture or ethnicity
    Categories (place): New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Māori-mi-name-ugnZ~DZ~ Disambiguation of New Zealand: 50 50 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Maori, Māori
    a member of the Māori culture or ethnicity, a Māori person
    Categories (place): New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Māori-mi-name-yLpOqyNU Disambiguation of New Zealand: 50 50 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: te reo Māori

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Maori dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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