Wk 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Matariki full name?
A
Nga mata o te ariki Tawhirimatea
2
Q
Pohutukawa
A
sacred star
to do with the dead
3
Q
Hiwaiterangi
A
sacred star
to do with wishes
4
Q
Matariki
A
conducter/mother of cluster
5
Q
Tupuarangi
A
male
kai
determines birds
6
Q
Tupuanuku
A
female
kai
determines gardens
7
Q
Waiti
A
female
freshwater
8
Q
Waita
A
male
saltwater
9
Q
Waipunarangi
A
female
rain
10
Q
Ururangi
A
male
wind
11
Q
example of how Māori narratives have been colonized?
A
Pleiades/Seven sisters - Western/Greek origins
Not sisters in Māori culture
Māori lunar calendar - trying to be forced into Western calendar
12
Q
Oriori translation
A
lullabies/chants welcome pepi into world
13
Q
pinepine te kura translation
A
wisdom and knowledge necessary to raise pepi
14
Q
whare tangata translation
A
houses of humanity/house in which all human life grows
