pori
1. (noun) people, tribe.
Ko wai te ingoa o tō koutou pori? (W 1971:294) / What is the name of your people?
Synonyms: iwi, nuinga, hunga, tāngata, hanga, ētahi tāngata, tētahi tangata
2. (noun) phylum.
Ko ngā karangatanga e whanaunga tahi ana, ka kīia he pori (RP 2009:290). / The classes that are related are said to be phylum.
3. (noun) dependant.
E kore te Māori e pai kia riro ana whenua ki te iwi kē, i te mea kei kīia ai he hunga, he pori, he paruauru, i te mea hoki he ingoa kino aua kupu ana kīia ki a ia e te iwi kē (TW 24/8/1878:418). / The Māori would never like his lands to be taken by another people lest he is called a slave, a dependant, a labourer because those words are bad names when he is called that by another race.
