The Māori's main criticism was the use of the word "Tohunga", which in Māori means something like "respected expert", but in Bionicle meant "funny little guy wh

The Māori's main criticism was the use of the word "Tohunga", which in Māori means something like "respected expert", but in Bionicle meant "funny little guy who is constantly getting into trouble". https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2001/oct/31/andrewosborn https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2001/oct/31/andrewosborn > The Maoris protested that the word Tohunga - the name Lego gave to the cowed inhabitants of the island - was the Polynesian word for spiritual healer and that using it in such a trivial context was offensive. Lego changed that term to "Matoran", and modified a few other terms/spellings slightly, and the Māori were happy.