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iwi

/ˈiːwi/

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

noun iwis · iwi

New Zealand 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.) Through her, the women of my iwi are also beautiful, strong and powerful.

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@misc{iwi_2026,
  title = {iwi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iwi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}