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Maori Language and Culture
The Maori people are the native people of New Zealand. They were also the original speakers of the Maori language, one of New Zealand's official languages. Descendants of the Maori people are found throughout New Zealand. In this category, there are questions relating to this people's culture, history and language.
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In Maori, "ahi" means fire or blaze. It can refer to a physical fire or can be used metaphorically to represent energy, passion, or a strong desire. The word is also commonly used in cultural ceremonies and traditions involving fire.
What is a traditional maori house made of?
A traditional Maori house is made of various natural materials such as wood, flax, and reeds. The framework is usually made of timber or tree trunks, while the walls and roof are constructed using woven panels made from flax or reeds. The design of the house is typically open and flexible, allowing for easy dismantling and relocation.
Why is one of the seven sisters called matariki?
Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster. It is significant in Māori culture as it marks the start of the Māori New Year. The name Matariki means "eyes of god" or "little eyes" and is associated with new beginnings, remembrance, and renewal.
A Matakari is a type of kite. A Matakari kite is a kite that is very large. They kites had connections between heaven and earth, and were often flown at the Matakari event that is held every year.
What does a sea turtle tattoo symbolize in the Maori culture?
The Delaware Indians were using turtle tattoos, the turtle is also the greek symbol for 'woman', sailors got a turtle tattoo when they crossed the equator, in Japan the turtle is the symbol of a long life,but in the Christian world the turtle is the symbol for laziness and procrastination...
Turtles are able to escape the world with the comfort of its shell, so there are many people who identify well with this aquatic creature. The spirit of the turtle is one of protection, healing and inner knowledge. The Turtle is considered by some Indigenous North Americans to be one of their the oldest, most sacred symbols. They believed that North America was created on the back of a turtle. To this day most Indigenous peoples refer to North America as Turtle Island.
The medicine of turtle is its deliberate and thorough approach to life; Turtle is also courageous because it makes progress only when it sticks its neck out, and moves forward with patient, steady flow in order to achieve the desired results.
(http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoos_designs_symbols_turtles.htm)
The Maori word for chicken (the bird) is 'Heihei'. Or piikaokao (Ngati Porou)
What is the maori word for jellyfish?
Whai. This refers to most forms of stingray, either singly or with an additional descriptor eg whai repo, the electric ray. It is pronounced f-eye; wh in Te Reo Maori forms an f sound, and ai creates a sound like "eye".
What is the maori name for the pukeko?
The Yellow-eyed Penguin is called 'Hoiho'.
The Little Blue Penguin is called 'Korora'.
The Fiordland Penguin is called 'Tawaki' or 'Pokotiwha'.
What is the maori meaning for kiwi?
The kakapo is a flightless parrot confined to isolated islands around the southern part of New Zealand. It is critically endangered.
The Kakapo is the world's heaviest parrot, and the only parrot that can not fly. It is also one of the world's few truly nocturnal parrots. It resembles an owl in some ways, so if often referred to as the "owl parrot".
It can climb trees, having the sharp beak and claws of a parrot. Because it lives on the ground and nests in holes, it is very vulnerable to predators. Its population tends to fluctuate between about 120 and 131 from year to year.
Why was seafood important to Traditional Maori?
The Maori people stored and kept seafood by drying it in the sun during the hot summer months and then placing it in storage pits.
How do you say yummy in Maori?
The Maori word for hungry is "hiakai".
In a sentence, you would say "e hiakai ana ahau" meaning "I am hungry.
How did the Maori people heat up their house?
I think Inuits got to understand the insulation property of ice blocks and its shielding ability agains the freezing wind of trhe Arctic. And when they added hides andused fire for heating, they got an ambient temperature tgo survive. After all, need is the mother of invention.
How do you say strawberry in maori?
Rōpere is the Maori word for strawberry. Tōpere is also an alternative word for strawberry.
How do the maori cook their food?
lthe māori only cooked in a hangi for celebrations, or special occasions, as it is hard work to prepare a hangi.
first, the hangi.
1. a hole is dug in soft ground. the depth varies to how much food is cooked
2. a large fire is lit with large rocks (later on they used irons)
3. after the fire burns out, the coals and rock are separated
4. the rocks are placed in the bottom of the hole
5. red meats are wrapped in flax of cabbage leaves and placed on top of the rocks
6. next, white meats are wrapped in the same manner and placed in the hole
7. now, shellfish
8. vegetables are wrapped and placed on top, as they cook the fastest
9. the entire lot is covered with wet rags to create steam
10. once the rags have created a pretty tight seal they are covered in soil
11.the hangi is now cooking, and is left for 3 to 5 hours.
12. the dirt is gently scraped away, and the food is unpacked.
13. Done! enjoy!
the regular way the māori cooked, was over a fire, much like a campfire with s'mores. I think you know this well enough!
I am a New Zealander myself, so this information is reliable.
Where does the maori tribe get their food?
They used to catch the many species of fish. They were also able to boil and eat herbs, berries and roots. Molluscs like the Paua, tuatua, pipi, toheroa are also everywhere, as are greenlip mussels, crayfish, squid, octopus, and other seafood. Birds of a huge variety were certainly on the Maoris' menu. The Moa, a giant, flightless bird, was eaten into extinction at the time. And then there are the sweet potatoes, called Kumara. They also ate the tui and the wood pigeon.
The list goes on and on, there are many things that they ate that I have not mentioned. Such as: puha, watercress, muttonbird, weka, kiwi, kuri.
What is the maori word for ice cream?
The Maori word for dessert is 'Purini', a transliteration of the English word 'pudding'.
