Māori
E7889
Māori are the Indigenous Polynesian people of Aotearoa New Zealand, known for their rich cultural traditions, language (te reo Māori), and significant influence on the nation’s identity.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maori | 5 |
| Maori language | 3 |
| Māori language | 3 |
| Maori language group | 1 |
| Māori iwi | 1 |
| Māori people | 1 |
| tangata whenua | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Polynesian people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| artForm |
Māori carving
ⓘ
Māori performing arts ⓘ Māori tā moko ⓘ Māori weaving ⓘ |
| autonym | Māori self-link ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| culturalConcept |
kaitiakitanga
ⓘ
mana ⓘ rangatiratanga ⓘ tapu ⓘ whakapapa ⓘ whanaungatanga ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
haka
ⓘ
kapa haka ⓘ moko (tattooing) ⓘ raranga (weaving) ⓘ waiata ⓘ whakairo (carving) ⓘ wānanga (traditional learning) ⓘ |
| demographicStatusInNewZealand | largest non-European ethnic minority in New Zealand ⓘ |
| educationInstitutionType |
kura kaupapa Māori
ⓘ
wānanga (tertiary institutions) ⓘ |
| ethnicityOf |
New Zealand
ⓘ
surface form:
Aotearoa New Zealand
|
| hasCollectiveName |
iwi Māori
ⓘ
Māori self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
tangata whenua
|
| hasPoliticalMovement | Māori sovereignty movement ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalParty | Māori Party ⓘ |
| hasRepresentativeBody |
Māori Council
ⓘ
Māori sovereignty movement ⓘ
surface form:
Māori King Movement (Kīngitanga)
iwi authorities ⓘ |
| influences |
New Zealand arts and culture
ⓘ
New Zealand national identity ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand place names
|
| language | te reo Māori ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Eastern Polynesian languages ⓘ Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| legalDocumentRelatedToRights | Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ |
| migrationTradition | Hawaiki ⓘ |
| modernReligions | Christianity ⓘ |
| officialLanguageStatus | te reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand ⓘ |
| originRegion |
Polynesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Eastern Polynesia
|
| populationGroupOf | New Zealand population ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
New Zealand
ⓘ
North Island ⓘ
surface form:
North Island of New Zealand
|
| recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleBy | New Zealand government ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
hapū
ⓘ
iwi ⓘ whānau ⓘ |
| sportingAssociation | New Zealand national rugby union team haka ⓘ |
| traditionalBuilding |
wharekai
ⓘ
wharenui ⓘ |
| traditionalFoodPractice | hāngī ⓘ |
| traditionalMeetingPlace | marae ⓘ |
| traditionalNavigation | waka (canoes) ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
Māori religion
ⓘ
Polynesian mythology ⓘ |
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maori