Exam 1 Flashcards
kawe mate
carrying of the dead
whanaungatanga
kinship
pōtiki
Youngest sibling
tangi hotuhotu
mourning song, outpouring of grief
tūpāpaku
Corpse
pō poroporoaki
night eulogy: stories about the deceased, revealing secrets
Tamari whare
trampling of the deceased’s house to cleanse tapu
teina
younger (same gender as you) sibling
waiata kīnaki/tautoko
complementary back and forth of song
hapū
Sub-tribe
hinengaro
the mind/brain
tinana
Body
Utu
reciprocal compensation (both positive and negative)
tuakana
older (same gender as you) sibling
hura kōhatu
Unveiling of headstone
rangatira
Chief
Whenua
Land/placenta
kaitiakitanga
Gaurdianship
tangihunga/tangi/takiawe
Funeral
Hierarchy of society
- waka, 2 .iwi, 3. hapu, 4. whanau
tohunga
Learned spiritual experts
tuahine
Sister of a male
tungāne
Brother of a female
mātāmua
Eldest sibling
whaea
Mother/aunty
kaumátaa
Elder
túpuna
Ancestros
powhiri
Welcoming karakia
Karakia
Chants, prayers, sorties
Iwi
Tribe, bones
Rahui
Temporary restriction
Wairua
Immortal spiritual life principle (someone’s aura)
Tapu
Sacred or restricted
tangata whenua
Māori people of the land
Noa
Free of tapu, neutral
Mauri
Life force
Whakapapa
Geneology
Manaakitanga
Kindness, generosity, golden rule
Kai
Food
Marae
Complex of buildings, place of cultural belonging
Mana
Authority, power, integrity
Atua
Gos, ancestors of ongoing influence
Hākari
Feast and final lifting of newcomer tapu
Hongi
Forehead/nose greeting
Koha
Gift/donation
whaikōrero
Ceremonial speech (men)
Whakaeke
Slow procession onto the marae
Karanga
1st vocal exchange, done by women
Waera
A place to stand, feet
Wero
Ritual challenge between hosts and newcomers
Wae was tapu
Newcomer tapu
Manuhiri
Newcomer/ guest
Urupā
cemetery
Nehu
Burial practices
Kirimate (whānau pani)
Orphaned family
Whanau
Family, tribe
tūrangawaewae
A place where a person has rights to land/ancestry
Tuku whenua
gift of land to develop a social relationship (reciprocal)
whenua tīpuna/tūpuna
ancestral land estate
mana whenua
rights Maori have to New Zealand land
ahi-matao
Cooling goes off occupation (3-gen)
Ahi-kā
Burning fires of occupation(3-gen)
Rāhui
Prohibition, ban, restriction
kaitiakitanga
guardianship, sense of duty towards the environment