Aotearoa words Word Scramble
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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 |
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