maori

English Thesaurus

1. the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	eastern malayo-polynesian, oceanic,
definition	:	an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages (noun.communication)

2. an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand (noun.group)

hypernym	:	ethnic minority,
definition	:	a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population (noun.group)