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Aotearoa words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aotearoa | New Zealand. |
| iwi | tribe |
| hawaiki | the ancient homeland |
| Haka | it is a dance that the Maori do at weddings or games |
| mokos | tattoo |
| whare runanga | meeting house |
| koauau | cross-blown flute |
| kura tuarua | highschool |
| kura | school |
| Kia ora | hello, cheers, good luck, best wishes. |
| tēnā koe | hello (speaking to one person), thank you. |
| noho iho rā | goodbye |
| tūruhi | tourists |
| Te arawa | it was believed to be part of the great fleet |
| what are the four main time periods for the maori people | the seeds, the growth, the flowering and the turning point |
| ariki | supreme cheif |
| tapu | sacred wisdom |
| mana | authority |
| ihi | excellence |
| wehi | power inherited from the gods and ancestors |
| rangatira | a cheif |
| patu | a club (weapon) |
| kaumatua | elders |
| kuia | elder women |
| Kei te pehea koe | how are you |
| tohunga | priests |
| tutua | commoners |
| taurekareka or mokai | slaves |
| atua | gods |
| pounamu | greenstone |
| te wai pounamu | place of greenstone |
| ponga | silver fern |
| podocarp | hard wood trees |
| tokomaru | great ocean-going canoes that were used in the migrations that settled new Zealand |
| takitimu | a migration canoe - the crew of this canoe from Hawaiki are claimed as ancestors by Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tahu and Ngati Ranginui |
| mataatua | migration canoe which landed at Whakatane and finally ended at Hokianga before being dragged overland to Takou |
| kurahaupo | crew of this canoe from Hawaiki are claimed as ancestors by many tribes, including some from Taranaki, Whanganui and the southern North Island |
| tangatawhenua | people of the land |
| waka | canoe |