Ivy

Map showing the places of residence of New Zealand Ivi.

Ivi ( Maori iwi ) is the main social unit of the New Zealand Maori people; the same as the tribe . Translated from Maori language means "bones". Ivi consisted of several Hapus ( Maori hapū ), or clans, who sometimes competed with each other. However, in the event of a threat to the territories of the Iwi by another, the Iwi Hapu united and jointly defended their lands ^[1] /

The tribes that lived for a long time on the same territory were called ivi-tuturu ( Maori iwi-tūturu ), or Tino-ivi ( Maori tino-iwi ), and, as a rule, they were named after the ancestor-founder, although sometimes IVIs were named after some significant event ^[2] . Groups of tribes that led their lineage from the progenitor Ivi-tutur were called ivi-nui ( Maori iwi-nui ), or ivi-fanui ( Maori iwi-whanui ) ^[1] . Representatives of each tribe identified themselves with a separate canoe , or waka ( Maori waka ), on which their progenitor from the legendary country of Hawaii sailed ^[3] .

The largest willows include:

• Ngati-tahu (live in the southern part of New Zealand, mainly on the South Island );
• Nga-poohi (the largest iwi; lives in the Northland region);
• Ngati-kahungunu (living in the Hawks Bay and Wairarap region );
• Ngati-Maniapoto (lives in the Waikato region);
• Ngati Porou ( Gisborne , East Cape );
• Ngati-tama ( Taranaki , Wellington );
• ngati-toa ( Porirua );
• Ngati-ruanui ( Taranaki region);
• Ngati-Fatois (north of Auckland );
• Tainui (Waikato region);
• Te-Arawa ( Bey of Plenty Region );
• Ngati-tufaaretoa (central part of the North Island ).

Due to the relative isolation of iwi from each other , the Maori language was divided into several dialects .