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Pakeha. Anyone or anything that is not Maori is called Pakeha.
Moemoea.
"Nene" is a Maori term for grandmother; "Tamati" is a Maori first name; "Wakas" is unclear in Maori; "Turangawaewae" is a Maori term meaning a place to stand, one's homeland or place where one has the right to stand.
"Wahine" in Maori means woman or female. It is a term used to refer to females in the Maori culture.
The term used for a non-Maori, more specifically referring to a New Zealander of European decent, is Pakeha.
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For thank you, "Kia ora" is the generally accepted term in Maori.
"Makawe" is a Maori term that means "shark." In Maori culture, sharks are believed to be guardians and have spiritual significance.
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tauiwi means is a maori term for nonmaori New Zealand
Full-blooded is a meaningless term in Maori society. There is only Maori or Pakeha (non-Maori). Maori is not just an ethnicity but a living culture. Terms such as 'full-blooded' are best suited to discussing animals not people; they are a dehumanising throwback to European colonialism.Note: The term 'Pakeha' is a New Zealand cultural term which simply means non-Maori. 'Pakeha' has no negative connotations whatsoever. Anyone claiming that 'Pakeha' is somehow derogatory is perpetuating an anti-Maori myth that has no basis in fact.
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.