iwi
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An extended group of Maori kin groups or families, sharing common ancestryAn extended group of Maori kin groups or families, sharing common ancestry; a tribe. (An iwi is smaller than a waka and larger than a hapu.)
/ˈiːwi/
Meaning
1 senses(New Zealand)An extended group of Maori kin groups or families, sharing common ancestry; a tribe. (An iwi is smaller than a waka and larger than a hapu.)
Origin
Borrowed from Māori iwi (literally “bone”), ultimately from Proto-Oceanic *suRi (“bone”).Borrowed from Māori iwi (literally “bone”), ultimately from Proto-Oceanic *suRi (“bone”).
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