iwi

Pronunciation: /ˈiːwi/

The English word “iwi” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

An extended group of Maori kin groups or families, sharing common ancestry; a tribe. (An iwi is smaller than a waka and larger than a hapu.)

Borrowed from Māori iwi (literally “bone”), ultimately from Proto-Oceanic *suRi (“bone”).

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