English Explanatory Dictionary

iwi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.)

Pronunciation

/ˈiːwi/

Word forms

iwi iwis

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori iwi (literally “bone”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”). Doublet of durian, from Malay.

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