Mariao Historical Loan Word
1. (proper noun - other) Frenchman.
Ka whakaaro Ngā Puhi, Meake riro te whenua e Te Mariao: homai he Kāwana hei tiaki mō tēnei whenua. / Ngāpuhi said, Our land will be taken by the French; give us a Governor to protect this Island.
total occurrances: 1
earliest source: KMaori 1/9/1860 wh 23
