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The term "Maori" is believed to come from the Maori language, where it originally referred to the indigenous people of New Zealand. The origins of the word itself are not definitively known, but it is used to identify the cultural and ethnic group of people in New Zealand with Polynesian ancestry.
The Maori are Polynesian indigenous people who originated from eastern Polynesia, likely the Society Islands of French Polynesia. They migrated to New Zealand around the 13th century and are known for their rich culture and traditions.
The Maori people are Polynesian, with origins tracing back to islands in East Polynesia. There is no evidence to support the theory that the Maori came from China. Their ancestors likely navigated the Pacific Ocean from other Polynesian islands such as Tahiti.
In Maori, "haere mai" means "welcome" or "come here." It is often used as a greeting to invite someone to come closer or to indicate that they are welcome.
Maori chief Kupe is believed to have come from Hawaiki, a mythical ancestral homeland of the Maori people. He is credited with discovering and exploring the islands of New Zealand around 950 AD.
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Europe
Originally England.
Scotland
originally Greece, now from many countries in Europe
Pakeha is a Maori word that now refers to anyone or anything that is non-Maori. originally it referred to European people and their culture as these were the first non-Maori people that Maori encountered, but it is now broader in definition.
Waka (Maori canoes)
I belive it was Europe that it came from.
they come from newzeeland
The people known as Maori are - Maori. They are polynesian and they come from New Zealand which they named Aotearoa.
The term "Maori" is believed to come from the Maori language, where it originally referred to the indigenous people of New Zealand. The origins of the word itself are not definitively known, but it is used to identify the cultural and ethnic group of people in New Zealand with Polynesian ancestry.
Austria/Hungary/Slovakia area of europe. It was originally Rascovich.