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Kiwi vs Maori - What's the difference?

kiwi | maori |

As nouns the difference between kiwi and maori

is that kiwi is a flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand while Maori is a member of this people.

As adjectives the difference between kiwi and maori

is that kiwi is of or from New Zealand while Maori is of, from, or pertaining to the Maori.

As a proper noun Maori is

the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand.

kiwi

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand.
  • (person from New Zealand).
  • A New Zealand dollar.
  • A kiwi fruit.

    • Usage notes

    * When used to describe people, Kiwi is usually capitalised. * The plural is usually kiwis''; sometimes, ''kiwi is found as an (invariant) plural form.

    Synonyms

    * (kiwi fruit) Chinese gooseberry (dated), kiwi fruit

    Related terms

    * Kiwi

    References

    * *

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    maori

    English

    (wikipedia Maori)

    Alternative forms

    * * , Maaori

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Of, from, or pertaining to the Maori.

    • Derived terms

    * Maori onion * Maori rat * Maori title

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
  • The language of these people.

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A member of this people.

    • 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

    * Maoriland

    See 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)

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