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Glossary 

Term

 

Aotearoa 

Te ao Māori 

Mātauranga Māori 

Kaitiakitanga 

Taiao

Te reo Māori 

Tikanga 

Whakapapa 

Rāhui 

Mauri 

Whanaungatanga

Pepeha

Whānau

Mahi

Manaakitanga

Karakia 

Maramataka 

Matariki

Kia ora

Iwi 

Hui 

Pōwhiri 

Kōrero 

Waiata 

Hapū

Tangihanga 

Mātāwaka

Mana motuhake

Kotahitanga 

Tautoko

Definition

Land of the long white cloud (New Zealand)

The Māori world

Māori knowledge systems

Guardian / stewardship

Environment

The Māori language

Customs and practices

Genealogy

To put in place a temporary ritual prohibition

Life force

Kinship and Relationships

Type of introduction

Family

Work

Caring and respecting others

Incantations

Māori Lunar calendar

Star cluster - often associated with the Māori new year

Hello

Tribe

Meeting

Welcoming ceremony

Speeches

Songs

Sub-tribe

Mourning

Kinship group

Independence, self-determination

Unity Support

Support

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