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Maori words Flashcards

1
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tangata

A

people

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2
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waiata

A

song

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3
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karakia

A

prayer or chant

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4
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kaumatua

A

wise elders of the tribe

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5
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tamariki

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children

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6
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whakapapa

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history of family over generations, and where they came from

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mana

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power, authority, prestige

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whenua

A

the land

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9
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waka

A

canoe

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10
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iwi

A

a major tribal group

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11
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atua

A

a powerful god or spirit

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12
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Ranginui

A

Great Father of the heavens

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13
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Papatuanuku

A

Mother of earth

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14
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Tane Mahuta

A

god of the forests and their inhabitants

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15
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Tangaroa

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god of the seas and their creatures

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Tawhirimatea

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god of the natural elements, like winds and storms

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Tumatauenga

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god of human nature, conflict and war

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18
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aruhe

A

fern root

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Haumiatiketike

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god of the aruhe (fern root) and uncultivated food

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Rongomatane

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god of the kumara, cultivated food and peaceful activities

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21
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Ruaumoko

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god of earthquakes and volcanoes

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22
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Hine Nuitepo

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goddess of death and darkness

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23
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papeha

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introducing yourself by listing the places you are from, such as the mountain, lake river and sea and waka of your birthplace

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whanau

A

extended family

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hapu

A

a subtribe living in a particular area

26
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rangatira

A

a chief

27
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tohunga

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an expert in a certain skill, a priest

28
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tutua

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ordinary people, commoners who have no rank

29
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utu

A

revenge, compensation; could be as mild as muru, or a powerful attach on another tribe involving death and cannibalism

30
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rahui

A

ban

31
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maunga

A

mountain

32
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moana

A

ocean

33
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awa

A

river

34
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rohe

A

region

35
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ingoa

A

name

36
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harakeke

A

flax

37
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noa

A

normal, ordinary

38
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tapu

A

sacred, forbidden

39
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whakanoa

A

to remove tapu, make ordinary again

40
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ta kauae runga

A

the upper jawbone

41
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ta kauae taro

A

the lower jawbone

42
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kainga

A

village, home

43
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taniko

A

intricately woven coloured border on a cloak, usually red, black and white

44
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hui

A

a meeting or gathering

45
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taua

A

war party, army

46
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muru

A

a raid on another group (to take away their goods) as compensation for some wrongdoing

47
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kaitangata

A

ritual feasting on the bodies of the enemy after defeat

48
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Te Waka a Maui

A

South Island

49
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pounamu

A

greenstone - only found in the South Island (Te Waka a Maui)

50
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pakini

A

pinch

51
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rakuraku

A

scratch

52
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moko

A

tattoo

53
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taonga

A

useful and sacred things

54
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mokai

A

a person who is a favored pet, treated well and belonging to a tribe

55
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kaiwhakarite

A

an intermediary or ‘go-between’ Pakeha who spoke enough Maori and English to help tribes trade with visiting ships

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