iwi
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of iwi
Māori, literally: bone(s)
Example Sentences
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Luxon announced in December that he would not be at Waitangi - choosing instead to celebrate the day in the South Island with its largest tribe - or iwi in Māori - Ngāi Tahu.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
Ngāi Tahu signed a 1996 settlement giving the iwi a special role in the management of Whenua Hou and, in recognition of the tribe’s centuries-long relationship with the bird, in the conservation of kākāpō.
From National Geographic • Oct. 4, 2023
Three weeks after wildfires burned through Lahaina, the search for human bones — or iwi, as they are known in Hawaiian — has wrapped up, and officials are shifting to clearing toxic debris.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023
The men claimed to have permission from the local Maori tribe, or iwi, to remove the fossil, and said they were doing so to protect it, Mr. Horncastle said.
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022
"At last," said they, sighing, "our bones are going to revive, akahi a ola na iwi."
From Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands by Nordhoff, Charles
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