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5.2 Glossary of Maori terms
Maori term
English equivalent in context
Aotearoa
New Zealand
hui
conferences attended by Maori
iwi
kin group, public, communities
kaihautu
host
kaik
o
rero
representative, speaker
kanohi ki te kanohi
face to face
kaumatua
elder, elders
k
o
rero
communicate
kuia
female elders
marae
meeting house
mihimihi
welcome
papatipu
land with Maori title
powhiri
opening ceremony
rangatahi
young Maori
rangatira
chief
reo
language
reo irirangi
Maori radio
rohe
area
tangata whenua
local people, native people
taonga
assets, belongings
Te M
a
ngai P
a
ho
Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency
Te Puni Kokiri
Ministry of Maori Development
Te Reo (Te Reo Maori)
the Maori language
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori Maori Language Commission
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Treaty of Waitangi
tikanga
culture, cultural, customs
tino rangatiratanga
independence
wananga
seminar, workshop