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' (also spelled '; ) is a Māori term that is used in a similar way to LGBT. When speaking Māori, LGBT people of any culture are referred to as . In English, a person is a Māori individual who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, Intersex () and/or transgender.

Traditionally, referred to a devoted partner of the same sex. In contemporary use, is used in response to the Western construction of "sexuality, gender, and corresponding identity expressions" (gender identity and sexual identity). Māori gender identifiers (, ) and gender roles protocols, participation in warfare, delineated male and female modes of dress and placement of existed prior to and outside of Western influence. The term encompasses not only aspects of sexuality but also cultural identity. incorporates both a sense of indigenous identity and communicates sexual orientation; it has become an umbrella term to build solidarity among sexuality and gender minorities within Māori communities.