GLOSSARY

AwaRiver, stream, gully, gorge
HakaDance performance
HapūKinship group, clan
Hine-nui-te-pōGreat Woman of Night/ Goddess of night and death
IwiTribe
Kapa HakaMāori performing arts group
KaumātuaElders, person or people of status within the family
Kōhine Young woman/adolescent female
KoroGrandfather, male elder
KuiaFemale elder, grandmother
MaraeOpen area in front of wharenui (often used to describe the whole complex of buildings
MaungaMountain
Moa Large, flightless bird (3.6m or 12ft fully extended height) native to New Zealand, now extinct
Fortified village, blockade
PapatūānukuEarth mother/ land
PākehāNew Zealander of European descent
PātereSong of derision
PepehaTribal proverb or saying
PounamuGreenstone, New Zealand jade
Pōwhiri /PōhiriMaōri welcoming ceremony, ritual of encounter
Rākau whakapapaGenealogy staff/rod
Taiohi Māori Māori youth/ young people
Tangata whenuaPeople of the land; indigenous people
Ta mokoTattoo
TaniwhaSupernatural creature that often lives in lakes, rivers or the sea. Can be guardians but may also have a malign influence on humans
Tangi (tangihanga)Funeral
TekotekoFigurehead, carved figure on the gable of the meeting house
TikiA carved figure often worn around the neck
UrupāBurial ground, cemetery, graveyard
WaiataSong, chant
WhānauFamily group, extended family
WharenuiMeeting house
Whare Tipuna Ancestral house

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