Moriori

English

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real, native”). Compare Maori.[1]

Noun

Moriori (plural Morioris or Moriori)

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

References
  1. “Entries for MAQOLI [PN] True, real, genuine: *ma(a)qoli”, in pollex.org.nz‎, (Can we date this quote?)
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