lecture 10 - powhiri Flashcards
What are the 2 groups involved in a powhiri?
Tangata whenua (hosts) & manuhiri (visitors)
What is the name for the visitors at a powhiri?
Manuhiri
What is the name for manuhiri/visitors that have never visited a marae before?
Waewae tapu
What are kawa, in terms of a powhiri?
Tribe-specific tikanga
Where do powhiri occur, and why?
At a marae, so that people can both physically and spiritually connect
What are the 8 parts of a powhiri?
Waerea, wero, karanga, whakaeke, whaikorero & waitata tautoko, koha, hongi, hakari
What is the waerea of a powhiri?
Protective incantation/karakia performed by male guests before entering the marae
What is the wero of a powhiri?
A warrior of tangata whenua lays down a stick (raki), the manuhiri pick it up
What is the karanga part of powhiri?
Women on both sides sing back and forth to show aroha
What is the whakaeke of a powhiri?
Slow movement of the manuhiri onto the marae atea, haka powhiri may be performed
What is the whaikorero of a powhiri?
Oratory performed, usually by men, from both sides, that occurs in the realm of tumatuenga in the marea atea
What is the order of speaking in the whaikorero of a powhiri?
Hosts speak first and last (paeke), then alternating between speech and host (tautuutu)
What is the waiata tautoko of a powhiri?
The song of support, usually by women, following the whaikorero
What is the koha part of a powhiri?
When money, food, taonga, etc. is. gifted to the hosts by the manuhiri
What is the hongi part of a powhiri?
Pressing of noses and sharing ‘the breath of life’
