(NZ) A subtribe of an iwi or Maori tribe; the basic political unit within Māori society; a subtribe or extended family.
(NZ) A subtribe of an iwi or Maori tribe; the basic political unit within Māori society; a subtribe or extended family.
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(NZ) 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.).
(NZ) A member of a Maori people (or iwi) of the Northland region of New Zealand.
(New Zealand) A Māori social gathering or assembly.
(NZ) Among the Māori people, a philosophy or set of principles.
(NZ) A large building in Maori communities for communal sleeping or for group meetings; a meeting house.