Dozens of Maori words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Not the Oxford Maori dictionary but the Oxford ENGLISH dictionary.

New Zealanders will now see the common and casual te reo Maori greeting Kia ora e hoa! – meaning “hi mate” – in their Oxford English Dictionaries, as the institution moves to recognise the “profound and lasting impact” the Indigenous tongue has had on New Zealand’s language.

E hoa, or friend, is one of 47 New Zealand English words or expressions added to the dictionary in its latest update – most of them in te reo Maori, which is an official language of New Zealand. The OED describes itself as the definitive record of the English language.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/15/kia-ora-e-hoa-dozens-of-new-zealand-and-maori-words-added-to-oxford-english-dictionary

A contribution from The BFD staff.