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tauiwi

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Maori

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Etymology

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tau (“to settle”) +‎ iwi (“tribe, race”)

Noun

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tauiwi

  1. foreigner, European, non-Māori, colonist
  2. person coming from afar
  3. Gentile, heathen
  4. outsider
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References

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  • "tauiwi" in the Māori Dictionary
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