How to Use Maori in a Sentence

Maori

noun
Definition of Maorinext
  • It’s been used for centuries by the Maori as a natural and effective remedy to treat everything from wounds to sore throats.
    — Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 26 June 2024
  • Bennett’s thriller dives deep into Maori culture and gives voice to its complex characters.
    — Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
  • Proving, once again, that penguins are beloved by animators all over the world, the duo was also excited to explore New Zealand and the Maori culture.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 14 June 2023
  • The idea of developing a national Maori flag first arose in the 1980s, inspired by the use of the Aboriginal flag in Australia, also as part of an Indigenous protest movement.
    — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • These findings are based on a careful study of the oral histories of the Maori and other related cultures, which describe encounters with a land to the south that probably was Antarctica.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Forty-seven people were on Whakaari, the island’s traditional Maori name, at the time of the blast, including honeymooners and families, who either died or suffered severe burns in the incident.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 13 July 2023
  • New Zealand – or Aotearoa as it is known to the Maori – recently hosted a public consultation on whether to include te reo Maori on 94 types of road signs, including for place names, speed limits, warnings and expressway advisories.
    — Chris Lau, CNN, 29 July 2023
  • Caught up in grief, and pulled by a dark attraction to her late-sister’s fiancé, Mia soon uncovers the wider tensions and mysterious forces cleaving apart a rugged mountain community, setting environmentalists and Maori farmers against one another.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Advocates of Maori in New Zealand and of Hawaiian have emphasized the importance of inculcating these languages in early childhood development and education as part of their successful revival.
    — Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024

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