WorksheetsMāori Words - Concepts
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Aroha means...
compassion
tenderness
sustaining love
forbidden
Power, authority, essential force
aroha
ihi
rohe
tiaki
Mana is so hard to describe, but let's try.
compassion, tenderness, sustaining love
to be held in awe
to care for, look after, guard
authority, power, reputation, influence
respect for hosts or kindness to guests, to entertain, to look after
taonga
whakapapa
taihoa
manaakitanga
Mauri means...
hidden essential life force or a symbol of this
treasured possession or cultural item, anything precious
land, homeland, country
safe from tapu
What Māori words means both land and placenta?
(a)
What Māori word is opposite of noa (non-sacred, not tabooed)?
(a)
Raupatu means...
guests, visitors
confiscate, take by force
to cry, to mourn
reputation, influence
What is a boundary, a territory (either geographical or spiritual) of an iwi or hapū called?
whare paku
marae
rohe
whare nui
What Māori word means to delay, to wait, to hold off to allow maturation of plans?
Taonga
Tiaki
Tapu
Taihoa
kaitiaki comes from the word "tiaki" which means...
to guard
to look after
to symbolise
to care for
What is an example of a taonga?
Tino rangatiratanga is...
the highest possible independent chiefly authority, paramount authority, sometimes used for sovereignty
guests, visitors
original people belonging to a place, local people, hosts
gift, present
The Māori word for "a place to stand, a place to belong to, a seat or location of identity" is...
Hui
Tiaki
Whenua
Tūrangawaewae
Wehi means...
song or chant which follows a speech
to be held in awe
the art and practice of speech making
hidden essential life force or a symbol of this
What does whakapapa mean?
genealogy
original people belonging to a place
to recite genealogy
to establish kin connections
