Cultural Concepts Flashcards
Whakapapa
Genealogy, kinship responsibility, link to atua (joining of physical and spiritual).
Tikanga/Tikanga Māori
“Correct”/”Natural”/Māori way of doing things. Guided by tapu and noa. Has practical/pragmatic applications.
Whenua
Land/Placenta.
Te Taha Kikokiko/Te Ao Kikokiko
The physical aspects of world.
Te Taha Wairua/Te Ao Wairua
The spiritual aspects of the world.
Tapu
“Set apart”, special.
Noa
Ordinary, mundane, everyday things - noa objects can remove tapu e.g sprinkling yourself with water (noa) after encountering death (tapu).
Mana
Respect, prestige
Mana tangata
Mana from people, earned through own achievements
Mana whenua
Mana from the land - the right to do things with the land but the responsibility to take care of it
Mana atua
Power/mana gained from atua, main source of mana, everyone has it
Mana tīpuna/tūpuna
Mana gained from whakapapa/ancestors and their achievements
Mana wahine
Mana of being a woman
Whakanoa
To make something noa- counteracting/lifting/opposing tapu
Mua
Time: Past. Space: in front.
Muri
Time: Future. Space: Behind.
Utu
Reciprocity/Revenge. Modern usage+price of something. Utu always increases with each exchange. Always enacted in the physical world (passes on to your descendents)
Hara
Tip the balance/commit a sin
Ea
Restore the balance/settled
Tuku
Gift-giving.
Wairua
Soul/life-force. Implanted in embryo by parents when eyes develop. Attached to a person for their life, exists as separate entity after death.
Mauri
Life-principal. Gives existence/holds things together. Can be strengthened and diminished. Stays with you after death and disintegrates as you do. Can be destroyed by cooking.
Manaaki
Caring for each other/kinship solidarity through mutual support.
