Glosario de palabras Maori

haka fierce rhythmical dance
hakui old woman
hapu pregnant, subtribe
Hawaikinui ancestral homeland
ihi power, essential force
ipu bottle, calabash, urn, container
ira atua life principle of the gods
ira tangata human life
iwi tribe, bone
kaho tukutuku pattern, batten
kahui flock, swarm
kaitiaki guardian
kape eyebrow
karanga call
kaupapa strategy, theme
koha donation, gift
kohatu stone
koiwi bone, corpse
kokowai red ochre
koru spiral pattern
kowhaiwhai scroll painting on rafter
mana integrity, charisma
manaakitanga care for, hospitality
manawa heart
Mangoroa Milky Way
marae meeting area of whanau or iwi, focal point of settlement.
mareikura female supernatural being, noble lady
Matariki Pleiades stars
matua parent
mauri life force
mihi greeting
mokomoko lizard
muka flax fibre
ngaru wave
niho taniwha teeth of the taniwha (tukutuku design)
no reira therefore
ora wellbeing
Papatuanuku Mother Earth
piki climb
pitau black tree fern
potaka spinning top
pou upright post
pounamu greenstone
rakau log, stick
rangatiratanga sovereignty
raranga weave
taha side
tangata whenua people of the land, native
taniko embroidered border, tapestry
taniwha water monster, powerful person
taonga treasure
tapu sacred, forbidden
taruke crayfish pot
tekoteko carved figure usually on the apex of the house
tipua guardian spirit
toitu permanent
tukutuku panels woven usually from flax
tupapaku corpse
tupuna ancestors
turangawaewae home, place of belonging
waiata song
wahi tapu sacred place
wairua soul, spirit
waka canoe, container
weh i fear, awe
wero challenge
whakau support, uphold law
whaikorero make a speech, oration
whakairo carving
whakamaharatanga rememberance
whakapapa geneology
whakapakoko embalm, idol
whakatauak proverb
whanau family
whatungarongaro disappear
whenua land, placenta