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Vinony

Maori

proper noun

  1. Polynesian language indigenous to New Zealand
  2. Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to New Zealand
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊɹi/ / /ˈmɐʉɹiː/ / /ˈmæʊɹiː/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Māori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”). Doublet of Maoli.

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Māori.

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Māori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”). Doublet of Maoli.

  1. The language of these people.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Māori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”). Doublet of Maoli.

  1. A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.