Maori vs Moai - What's the difference?
maori | moai |
Of, from, or pertaining to the Maori.
The indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The language of these people.
A member of this people.
One of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).
As nouns the difference between maori and moai
is that maori is a member of this people while moai is one of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).As an adjective Maori
is of, from, or pertaining to the Maori.As a proper noun Maori
is the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand.maori
English
(wikipedia Maori)Alternative forms
* * , MaaoriAdjective
(head)Derived terms
* Maori onion * Maori rat * Maori titleProper noun
(en proper noun)Noun
(en-noun)Usage notes
The plural form "Maoris" is sometimes used for members of the people, but "Maori" is preferred, as the term is invariant in M?ori.Derived terms
* MaorilandSee also
* te reo * * (mi)External links
*Ngata Dictionary (new URL 2005 - it now has macrons, but it is initially unable to recognise them in a Maori-English search)*
ng? aho whakam?ori-?-tuhi (English and Maori Word Translator)formerly from the Knowledge Engineering Laboratory of University of Ot?go, now based in Auckland *
He Kupu Rorohiko- Computer-related terms, by Te Taka Keegan - over 350 Maori-English words and phrases, followed by English-Maori *
Maori - English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster's Dictionary- the Rosetta Edition. * ; eTexts at the NZ Electronic Text Centre *
A Dictionary of the Maori Language, by Herbert Williams (1957). *
Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, by Edward Tregear (1891). *
First Lessons in Maori, by Bishop William Williams (1930)