iwi

plural iwis

1. New ZealandAn 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.)First known use 1840s

   Through her, the women of my iwi are also beautiful, strong and powerful.

   1996, Diane Bell, Renate Klein, Radically speaking: feminism reclaimed, page 505

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   Ngati Porou and the related iwi Ngāti Kahungunu were major tribes down the East Coast of the North Island.

   2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 78