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Te Reo Maori - The Maori LanguageMaori is the language of the people who inhabited Aotearoa (New Zealand) before European colonisation.This page contains information about that language, from a variety of sources, including soc.culture.new-zealand. Maori Words in New Zealand EnglishHangiMethod of cooking by burial with heated rocks. Usually only done for special occasions, now. (better defn later)KahawaiKahawai is a fish common in coastal water around N.Z.KaiFood (better defn later) KauriKauri - Agathus Australis - is an extremely large tree. KowhaiKowhai - Sophora Tetraptera , is also a tree, of more modest dimensions, and with yellow flowers. KumaraA Sweet potato, originally of South American Origin, introduced to N.Z. during the first wave of Polynesian colonisation around 800AD. Pakeha
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This is the beginning of a speech in Maori, by Whetu Scott
