Terms/translations Flashcards
3 fundamentals of societal structure
mana, manaaki, whakapapa
3 governing principles of maori society/tikanga
aroha, manaakitanga, whanaungatanga
ahi-kā
keeping the fires burning
ahi-matao
fires gone cold
ahu
restricted place/temple
ariki
leader of iwi
aroha
love, compassion, support for others
atawhai
to show kindness, to foster
atea
open space infront of marae
Ngai tahu creation
tane creates human and female, copulates and experiments with her. io-wahine and tiki-auaha got married, their children are the offspring of the world
Ngati Kahungunu creation narrative
tane creates female from the earth, breathes te manawa ora into her and she sneezes sneeze of life
tangihanga
funeral
hapu
subtribe, to be pregnant
hakari
8th part of powhiri. feast
hinengaro
mind
iho whenua
placenta, inherited land
iwi
tribe, bones of ones kin, people
kaitiakitanga
guardianship of the environment and its people (flexible tikanga)
karakia
chant/prayer performed by tohunga
karanga
3rd part of powhiri, performed by women. acknowledges reason for gathering
kaumatua
male leader of whanau
kawa
protocols, how each region performs their tikanga
koha & hongi
7th part of powhiri. gift and pressing noses (sharing breath)
kohanga
maori kindergartens
koroua
grandfather
kuia
female whanau leader/grandma
mana
authority and power
mana whenua
people of the land, obligations
manaaki
how you treat others
manaakitanga
hospitality
manuhiri
guests
marae atea
marae courtyard
matamua
first born
matauranga maori
maori knowledge
matua
father, uncle
mauri
life force
mokopuna
grandchild
muru
compensation for being in the wrong
nga puhi io narrative
3 epochs: void, abyss, night. forms the seed bed of creation: mauri implanted, then subconscious, then hauora. rangi and tane continue his creation
ngati kahungunu io narrative
tane separates his parents with 4 poles. tane climbs to io, other brothers don’t make it. tane gets 3 baskets of knowledge and 2 sacred stones. puts them in the wharekura
noa
free from restriction
paeke
speaking at whaikorero
potiki
last born (potential to be good leaders)