Maori Language and Culture

Tuhoe, Waikato, Te Arawa, Ngati Paoa and Tuwharetoa.

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Hangi is a traditional Maori cooking method that involves cooking food in an earth oven. It is an important cultural practice that connects Maori people to their ancestors and the land. Hangi is used for special occasions, gatherings, and celebrations to share food and strengthen community bonds.

Wai means water
kato means flow or water current

According to Maori oral tradition, the Waikato river was given this name by the people in the founding canoe Tainui, when they felt the current caused by the river, in the sea outside the Waikato river mouth.

"Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiw henuakitanatahu" is the Māori name for a hill in New Zealand, also known as Taumata. It is believed to be one of the longest place names in the world and translates to "The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallowing chief who traveled about, played his nose flute to his loved one."

The Maori word for pig is "poaka."

"He aha te mea nui o te ao?

He tangata, he tangata, he tangata. "what is the most important thing in the world?

It is people, it is people, it is people.

The Maori translation for "I love you" is "Aroha ahau ki a koe."

Sir Maui Pomare was the first known Māori to graduate from a university, earning his medical degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1904.

The current Māori King, King Tuheitia, resides at Tuurangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand. This marae is considered the focal point for the Kiingitanga (Māori King Movement) and serves as the primary residence for the Māori King and his family.

The Maori people lived in tribal communities in villages called pa. They were skilled in farming, fishing, and hunting, and often built fortified structures for protection. Social structure was hierarchical, with chiefs and elders holding significant influence. Traditional beliefs and customs played a central role in Maori life, including spirituality, art, and language.

Nō hea koe or nō whea koe.

Kia ora tena koe hello to on tena korua hello to two tena koutou hello to all Haere mai eveyone welcome everyone

legs in maori is WAEWAE

Māori people have traditionally hunted, caught, and cooked eels for food. Eels hold cultural significance and are often prepared in traditional dishes such as boil-ups or smoked over a fire. The eel is seen as a taonga (treasure) and has ceremonial importance in Māori culture.

Mother in Maori is Mama (pronounced MaaMaa) or Whaea.

"Morena" means "good morning" in Maori. It is a common greeting used to say hello in the morning.

As of estimates from the New Zealand government, there are approximately 700,000 people of Maori descent worldwide, with the majority residing in New Zealand. However, it is important to note that the concept of "full-blooded" Maori is outdated and not commonly used due to the diversity and intermingling of ethnicities within Maori communities.

Te Awanui a Rangi means The great river in the sky, also known as the milkyway.

Family, the land and food sources.

Maori strongly believed in and still do their "tikanga", their traditions and the way that everything was done. Maori had a specific way in completing or doing everyday tasks. From eating, to gathering food, to the preparation of food, to sleeping, and to what they wore. Their was always a reason why for how they did things and some vary depending on the area that maori lived in. Maori believed that "tikanga" was to be upheld at all times as these were like the rules of the society that they lived and created together. This was how maori governed themselves in terms of their law and their ways. If "tikanga" was broken, there were serious consequences that would follow. These consequences were based mostly on spiritual consequences. Maori also held the land important to them as this was their lifeline. The land feed, clothed, nurtured and nourished maori. To maori, land was the hand of life, so it was only common sense for maori to look after and protect the land hence why maori fought so fiercely against one another and against European settlers to retain their land. Family was another important factor to maori. Most maori would marry into other tribal affiliations for the purposes of protection, survival and wealth, wealth being in the amount of land the tribe had and not in monetary terms.

The Maori word for urine is "mimi."

kaihana, that is just cousin in general

or if you mean an older cousin in the same gender as you its a tuakana- also meaning older sister of a sister or older brother of a brother.

or if you are referring to a younger person the same gender you can say teina/taina

The Maori word for hello is "kia ora".

The Maori name for Nelson is Whakatū.

ko (name) toku ingoa

"Te Papa" means "the earth" 'te' means 'the' and 'papa' means 'earth'/'ground'