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what is the maori word for flightless bird
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The Maori word for chicken (the bird) is 'Heihei'. Or piikaokao (Ngati Porou)
manu is the Maori word for a generic bird.I understand that moa was a name for chickens in older Polynesia.
'Kiwi' is a Maori word.
The word "Kiwi" is from the Maori language.
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The Maori word for ears is "taringa".
The Maori word for house is "whare."
hēki is the maori word for egg.
tauhinu is the maori word for sunflower.
The Maori word for the colour red is 'whero'.