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Moriori

Moriori noun: a member of the indigenous Polynesian people of the Chatham Islands.

Noun

Moriori (plural Morioris or Moriori)

  1. A member of the indigenous Polynesian people of the Chatham Islands.

Proper noun

Moriori

  1. The language of these people.

Adjective

Moriori

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Moriori.

Forms of Moriori

pluralMorioris
pluralMoriori

Origin of Moriori

Derived from Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real, native”). Compare Maori.

Questions about Moriori

What does Moriori mean?
Moriori means a member of the indigenous Polynesian people of the Chatham Islands.
What part of speech is Moriori?
Moriori can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Moriori?
The plural of Moriori is Morioris.

Words near Moriori in the dictionary

  1. morio worm
  2. morio worms
  3. Morioka
  4. morion
  5. morions
  6. Moriori
  7. Morioris
  8. Moris
  9. Moriscan
  10. morisco
  11. moriscoes

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