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noun - a person who is not of Maori descent
PAKEHA - Pkeh (or Pakeha; , Mori pronunciation: [pakha]) is a Mori-language term for New Zealanders of European descent. The term has also recently come to re...
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| A non-Maori, especially a European New Zealander. |
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Pkeh (or Pakeha; , Mori pronunciation: [pakha]) is a Mori-language term for New Zealanders of European descent. The term has also recently come to refer inclusively either to fair-skinned persons, or to any non-Mori New Zealander. Papa'a has a similar meaning in Cook Islands Mori.Its etymology is unclear, but the term pkeh was in use by the late 18th century. In December 1814, the Mori children at Rangihoua in the Bay of Islands were "no less eager to see the packaha than the grown folks". * In Mori, plural nouns of the term include ng pkeh (the definite article) and he pkeh (the indefinite article). When the word was first adopted, the usual plural in English was "pakehas". However, speakers of New Zealand English are increasingly removing the terminal "s" and treating the term as a collective noun. * Opinions of the term vary amongst European New Zealanders. A minority reject it because it has historically been perceived as offensive in origin, or they object to being named in a language |