Maori
noun
(alsoMāori)uk/ˈmaʊ.ri/us/ˈmaʊ.ri/pluralMaoriorMaoris[C]
one of theoriginalpeopleof New Zealand and the Cook Islands:
毛利人（新西兰及库克群岛的土著人）The Māoriarrivedin New Zealand from Polynesia over 1,000yearsbefore the Europeans.
Colourtattooingbecamehighlydevelopedamong the Maoris of New Zealand.
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thelanguageof theoriginalpeopleof New Zealand and the Cook Islands:
Thirtyyearsago,speakingMaori inschoolwaslikelyto get youpunished.
"Tapuaenuku" in Māorimeans"footstepsof theRainbowGod."
- Maori canchosetovotefortheirgeneralcandidateor a Maoricandidate.
- Irealizedhow much the Maorisrespecttheirancestryandculture.
- This is atermofendearmentwidelyused by Maori.
- Thedialogueis in Māori, thelanguageof New Zealand'sindigenouspeople.
Language names
- Albanian
- American English
- Amharic
- Angrezi
- Aramaic
- Ebonics
- Filipino
- Finno-Ugric
- Flemish
- Georgian
- Greenlandic
- Gujarati
- Manx
- Mongolian
- Montenegrin
- Nauruan
- Nepalese
- Nepali
- Romany
- Semitic
Maori
adjective
uk/ˈmaʊ.ri/us/ˈmaʊ.ri/relatedto theculture,people, orlanguageof the Maori:
毛利文化的；毛利人的；毛利语的The Maorilanguageis nowofficiallyencouraged.毛利语现在受到政府的扶持。
Before arugbymatch, the New Zealandteamperformsa Maoriwardance.橄榄球比赛前，新西兰队表演了一种毛利人的战争舞蹈。
- Many of theroadsarenamedafter Māoriplacenamesandpeople.
- Ajournalistandwriter, he was anadmirerof Maoriculture.
- "Rangatira" is ageneraltermfor a Maorichief.