Concepts Flashcards

Source: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/100-maori-words#marae

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Aroha

A

compassion, tenderness, sustaining love

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Ihi

A

power, authority, essential force

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Mana

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authority, power; secondary meaning: reputation, influence

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4
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Manaakitanga

A

respect for hosts or kindness to guests, to entertain, to look after

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5
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Mauri

A

hidden essential life force or a symbol of this

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Noa

A

safe from tapu, non-sacred, not tabooed

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7
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Raupatu

A

confiscate, take by force

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Rohe

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boundary, a territory (either geographical or spiritual) of an iwi or hapū

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9
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Taihoa

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to delay, to wait, to hold off to allow maturation of plans, etc.

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Tapu

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sacred, not to be touched, to be avoided because sacred, taboo

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Tiaki

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to care for, look after, guard (kaitiaki: guardian, trustee)

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12
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Taonga

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treasured possession or cultural item, anything precious

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13
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Tino rangatiratanga

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the highest possible independent chiefly authority, paramount authority, sometimes used for sovereignty

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14
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Tūrangawaewae

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a place to stand, a place to belong to, a seat or location of identity

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15
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Wehi

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to be held in awe

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16
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Whakapapa

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genealogy, to recite genealogy, to establish kin connections

17
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Whenua

A

land, homeland, country (also afterbirth, placenta)