text: Maori (Māori) a finacadan, o Yincumin no Niwsilan, o nano Polinisiyan tamdaw to Notimolan kalokanatal a finacadan. Na o awaayay ko tilid no sowal, 1840 mihecaan miteka nai Latin a tilid ko malo tilid no sowal no finacadan, o pakayraan to pitoor o adihayay kawakawas. “Maori” sanay sowal i o “tada” ato “tada tamdaw” o sanay, itiya iropiya a tamdaw micomod i Niwsilan, mahaenay to o Maori tamdaw sanay. Roma a finacadan pipangangan “Masamo’ay (Pakeha) tamdaw” o sanay. ’alomanay a mikadkaday ato mikingkiway to likisi o Maori a fanacadan o nai Koke a kanatal ato Polinisiya a tayniay. Roma a mikingkiway Maori a finacadan ato Notimolan kalokanatal a finacadan a lalowadan nai saka’amis nga’ay doedoen saetip no Taypinyang a Taywan[5], no Maori a sowal, ponka ato lecok no to’as a pisaloma’ ato ’Amisi finacadan a yincumin no Taywan malecaday, sakiponka ’adihay malalenay[6]. Anini Maori a tamdaw ira ko 70 ’ofad ko tamdaw, i Niwsilan 62 ’ofad[7], Autaliya 12.6 ’ofad[1], Inkilis 8 cicing tamdaw[2]., Amilika ato Kanata ira ko 4 cicing ko tamdaw.