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Yes. The word 'kiwi' is a Maori word. It is the name the Maori use for the small Flightless Birds belonging to the family Apterygidae.
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What is the kiwi's pakeha name?
Kiwi are known as kiwi by both the Maori and the pakehaof New Zealand.
What is the kiwi's Maori name?
Kiwi is the Maori name for the various species belonging to the family Apterygidae. The word was simple and universal enough that no English counterpart was ever needed or created.kiwi is a maori birds name
What is the maori word for kiwi?
The Maori word for kiwi is "kiwi".
How do you say Kiwi in Maori?
"Kiwi" is already a Maori word.
How did kiwi bird get its name?
This bird got its name from the sound it makes "keeeweee" the maori thought it sounded like kiwi
What is the plural of kiwi?
Kiwi is a Maori word, and in the Maori language, there is no 's'. Therefore, the plural is actually kiwi, a word for two or more birds.The plural form of the noun 'kiwi', the fruit, is kiwis.
What is the Maori name for cat?
The word "Kiwi" is from the Maori language.
Who called the kiwi kiwi?
Kiwi, the flightless bird, was named by Maori.
How do you say 'do you have a kiwi' in maori?
Kei a koe he kiwi.
How do you say kiwi in Japanese?
The answer is... KiuiIt is extremely similar to Kiwi (Maori)
What is the name for a New Zealand resident?
A New Zealand Dollar, or $NZ
Do the Maori people kill the kiwi birds for their feathers?
The Maori did not (and do not) kill kiwi for their feathers. In the past, Maori hunted the kiwi for food, and being resourceful people, they wasted very little of the bird, certainly using the feathers. Kiwi are now protected by law. They may not be killed.
