The word 'Māori' is derived from the Proto-Polynesian word 'maoli', meaning "normal" or "natural". It is used to refer to the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.
'Kiwi' is a Maori word.
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.
Until the arrival of Europeans, Maori had not needed or used a collective name for themselves. By the 1830's they had come to use the word 'Maori' which meant 'normal' or 'natural' people.
'Kiwi' is a Maori word.
The word "Kiwi" is from the Maori language.
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 passport is 'Uruwhenua'.
The Maori word for the colour red is 'whero'.
Kōura is the Maori word for gold. It is a noun.
The Maori word for grandchildren is mokopuna.
The word Mauri usually refers to the Maori people. These people were very well known and lived in Australia. There are many people who come from Maori descent.