English
korero
Korero comes from Māori kōrero ‘to speak, talk, address’.
- Māorimodernkōrero‘to speak, talk, address’
- Englishearliest quotation 1983korero
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Māorimodernkōrero‘to speak, talk, address’
- Englishearliest quotation 1983korero
Earliest quotation: 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People: “What about korero, Joe? What about our tribe's famous…”
Every English word from Māori kōrero
Today it means
noun Among the Māori people, a meeting to discuss something; a conference.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Māori kōrero / korero