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How to pronounce maori in English?

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Type Words
Type of ethnic minority
Type Words
Type of eastern malayo-polynesian, oceanic

Examples of maori

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Maori have the Waitangi Tribunal and that's where their gripes should be raised.
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Maori know perfectly well what happens when you lose control of your birthright.
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Though, maori and european both migrated to new zealand just at different times.
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Maori and Asians were stable at 18 or 19 per cent and 10 per cent respectively.
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Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples has proposed powhiri for all new settlers.
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Maori TV will likely win the ratings battle, as they have all 48 matches on show.
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Maori, let's be honest, are disproportionately heavy users of the welfare system.
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Maori communities struggle to sustain such efforts, until the next great cause.
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Maori Television's Jim Mather said the rules were not intended to cut others out.
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  • An ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand
  • The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand
  • Mu0101ori or Maori can refer to:
  • Language of the Maori; Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand; Member of the people of New Zealand; Of, from, or pertaining to the Maori
  • (Maoris) Residents of New Zealand; migrated to New Zealand from Society Islands as early as 8th century c.e. (p. 245)
  • A Polynesian people of New Zealand. Parallel stories: 1; Mentioned in commentaries: 1.
  • A member of the Polynesian people who are the aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand
  • Native of New Zealand, or belonging to New Zealand. First use of the word in English was noted in 1850. Often used in Maori to distinguish from the supernatural, as in tangata Maori or man, human being, as opposed to the supernatural or whetu maori as in the lesser stars. A variety of kumara. ...
  • A native or oral tradition in New Zealand.