Alternative spellings māori: Prefered usage in maori text. Macrons recommended by Maori Language Commission to indicate long vowel sounds in maori words. Macrons also used in New Zealand English texts with maori related content. mäori: Alternative usage in maori text where macrons not available. maaori: Alternative usage in maori text with limited character sets. Etymology From Maori language meaning aborigine, fresh, native, normal, ordinary, or plain. Pronunciation SAMPA: /"maUri/ IPA: /ˈmaʊri/ Adjective Of, from, or pertaining to the Maori. Translations Bulgarian: маорски m, маорска f, маорско n, маорски pl Dutch: Maori Maori: Māori Portuguese: maori Noun Language of the Maori. Member of a people of New Zealand. Translations Bulgarian: маори pl (2) Dutch: Maori n (1), m/f (2) Maori: Māori Portuguese: maori (1,2) Russian: маори (máori) m/f (2) Related words te reo Index of maori words External links English-Māori Word Translator(ngā aho whakamāori-ā-tuhi) from Knowledge Engineering Laboratory of University of Otago. Maori - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.
