Take tangata whenua (people of the land) and iwi (tribe) for example.

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There are also many Maoris, who are descended from the people who first lived in New Zealand. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_btmslot' }}, In New Zealand English, the vowel in “short e” words like dress or bed moves very close to the vowel that Americans and Brits use in the word kit.In a strong Kiwi accent, therefore, red will sound very similar to American rid (i.e. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12526109' }}, Even words like jandals (flip-flops) and togs (swimming costume) might sound familiar to anyone from the northern hemisphere.
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The distinction between the phonemes in “near” and “square”, for example, has pretty much disappeared. }] share | improve this question | follow | edited Sep 19 '11 at 14:53. userIds: [{

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