Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

korowai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
ko-rowai
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a people of southeastern Papua who are hunter-gatherers and horticulturalists.

name

The Nuclear-Trans-New-Guinean language of these people.

noun

A woven Maori cloak covered with muka tassels.

Etymology

From Māori korowai.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Korowais (plural)

Synonyms

Kolufo Kolufaup

Questions

What does korowai mean?
A member of a people of southeastern Papua who are hunter-gatherers and horticulturalists.
Where does korowai come from?
From Māori korowai.

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