This article is within the scope of WikiProject New Zealand, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of New Zealand and New Zealand-related topics on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.New ZealandWikipedia:WikiProject New ZealandTemplate:WikiProject New ZealandNew Zealand articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
If the Moriori came from the South Island, they will not be descended from Ngāi Tahu, who invaded the South Island after the ancestors of the Moriori left the mainland. They are far more likely to be connected to Waitaha and/or Te Rapuwai. By "Kāi Tahu dialect", I presume the contributor means the southern k-dialect. This almost certainly originated with Waitaha, was spoken by descendants of the later Kāti Māmoe invaders, who brought no women with them, but married Waitaha women. The first wave of Kai Tahu ("Kai" rather than "Kāi") did the same; the second wave (of Ngāi Tahu) brought women with them—these retained the northern ng forms in their speech, as evidenced in Canterbury place-names like Rangiora. Koro Neil (talk) 08:37, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
