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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moriori

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
mori-ori
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

The language of these people.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to the Moriori.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Morioris (plural)

Questions

What does moriori mean?
A member of the indigenous Polynesian people of the Chatham Islands.
Where does moriori come from?
Derived from Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real, native”). Compare Maori.

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