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Maori Words
Useful Maori Words
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02/05/2013
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Utu
 Definition
Reciprocation: gifting or revenge
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Muru
 Definition
ritual taking of goods/property as compensation for an offence
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Tapu
 Definition
Taboo: state of being set apart/prohibition
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Noa
 Definition
Balance, neutrality
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Taonga
 Definition
Highly prized object/treasure
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Tā Moko
 Definition
Tattoo
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Whakapapa
 Definition
Genealogy
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Rangatira
 Definition
Chief
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Ariki
 Definition
High chief
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Tohunga
 Definition
Priest/healer/expert
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Tūtūā
 Definition
Commoner
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Taurekareka
 Definition
Slave or slaves
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Wāhine
 Definition
Woman
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Tāne
 Definition
Man; also God of the Forests
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Tangata Whenua
 Definition
People of the land
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Iwi
 Definition
Tribe
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Hapū
 Definition
Sub-tribe
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Whānua
 Definition
Family Group
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Wairua
 Definition
Spirit
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Mana
 Definition
Prestige, authority, psychic force
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Mauri
 Definition
Life force and spiritual essence
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Pounamu
 Definition
Greenstone
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Waka
 Definition
Canoe
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Taua
 Definition
War party
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Waka taua
 Definition
War canoe
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Wāhi Tapu
 Definition
Sacred Place
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Te Reo
 Definition
The language, i.e. Māori
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Marae
 Definition
Ceremonial courtyard
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Tikanga
 Definition
Custom, culture, etiquette
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Māoritanga
 Definition
Māori culture
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Tūpuna
 Definition
Ancestor
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Tino rangatiratanga
 Definition
Māori sovereignty and self-determination
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Pākehā
 Definition
Person of European ancestry
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Pā
 Definition
Marae complex/fort
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Patu
 Definition
Club, weapon
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Tangaroa
 Definition
God of the sea
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