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Iwi
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Largest social unit in Aotearoa New Zealand Māori society
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Iwi (Māori pronunciation: [Ėˆiwi]) are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, iwi roughly means 'people' or 'nation', and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English.

Subclass of
Polity
Nation
Part of
Māori culture
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