8 Wiki WaruTe Tikanga Flashcards
kawa
customs of the marae and wharenui, particularly those related to formal activities such as p?hiri, speeches and mihimihi.
tikanga
correct procedure, custom, habit, lore, method, manner,rule, way, code, meaning, plan, practice.
pātūwatawata
a fortified village in the days of our ancestors surrounded by pallisades, usually situated on hill tops.
marae
courtyard the open area in front of the wharenui, where formal greetings and discussions take place. These days, also used to include the complex of buildings around the marae.
marae ātea
courtyard, public forum, open area in front of the wharenui where formal welcomes to visitors take place and issues are debated.
whare tupuna
ancestral house.
wharenui
meeting house, large house, main building of a marae where guests are accommodated.
whare puni
principal house of a village, guest house, sleeping house.
whare moe
guest house, sleeping house.
whare whakairo
carved meeting house.
wharemate
house of mourning.
waharoa / kuhunga / tomokanga
entrance, entranceway, gateway
tūrangawaewae
place where one has rights of residence and belonging through kinship and whakapapa.
ūkaipō
mother, origin, source of sustenance, real home
whenua kura
paradise
āhuru mōwai
calm place, sheltered haven
urupā
burial ground, cemetery, graveyard
wharekai
dining hall
pōwhiri / pōhiri
to welcome, invite, beckon, wave
manuwhiri / manuhiri / rūranga
visitor, guest
pāeke
the speaking procedure where all the local speakers speak first
tāuutuutu
alternating speakers between tangata whenua and manuhiriat a p?whiri
ope whakaeke
group of visiting people moving together, going on to a marae
paepae tapu
visitors, orators? bench
taumata k?rero
hosts, orators, speakers? bench
karanga
to call, shout out, summon / formal call, ceremonial call of welcome onto a marae, or equivalent venue, at the start of a p?whiri
kaikaranga
caller, the woman (or women) who has the role of making the ceremonial call to visitors onto a marae, or equivalent venue, at the start of a p?whiri