English
hikoi
Hikoi comes from Māori hīkoi ‘march’.
- Māorimodernhīkoi‘march’
- Englishearliest quotation 1987hikoi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Māorimodernhīkoi‘march’
- Englishearliest quotation 1987hikoi
Earliest quotation: 1987, Ranginui Walker, Jacqueline Amoamo: “Although the coalition was fragile, it was a signal…”
Every English word from Māori hīkoi
Today it means
noun A protest march, typically involving a long journey.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Māori hīkoi / hikoi