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In New Zealand society, iwi () form the largest everyday social units in Māori populations. The word iwi means "people" or "folk"; in many contexts it might translate as "tribe" or as "clan", with the distinction that it may sometimes refer to a larger grouping of tribes. Anthropological research however, tends to indicate that most Māori in pre-European times gave their primary allegiance to relatively small groups such as whānau (extended families) or hapū (sub-tribes).

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  • In New Zealand society, iwi () form the largest everyday social units in Māori populations. The word iwi means "people" or "folk"; in many contexts it might translate as "tribe" or as "clan", with the distinction that it may sometimes refer to a larger grouping of tribes. Anthropological research however, tends to indicate that most Māori in pre-European times gave their primary allegiance to relatively small groups such as whānau (extended families) or hapū (sub-tribes).
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  • In New Zealand society, iwi () form the largest everyday social units in Māori populations. The word iwi means "people" or "folk"; in many contexts it might translate as "tribe" or as "clan", with the distinction that it may sometimes refer to a larger grouping of tribes. Anthropological research however, tends to indicate that most Māori in pre-European times gave their primary allegiance to relatively small groups such as whānau (extended families) or hapū (sub-tribes). The largest iwi, Ngapuhi, has over 100,000 members. There are about two hundred iwi recognised for census and similar purposes, but fewer than 60 were recognised by the Fisheries settlement, as subtribes were amalgamated into larger units.
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