Say what - Maori vocab
all them gods and stuff
Them bloody English
Customs traditions
totally random categori
100
The Maori word for a white person
Pakeha
100
Who fished up the North Island of NZ according to Maori mythology?
Maui (the demi-god)
100
Who was the European famous for discovering New Zealand (and who was, by the way, slaughtered by natives in Hawaii)?
Captain Cook
100
What do you call the fierce dance performed before going to battle (which Jesper, btw, is pretty good at;-)
Haka
100
This (in)famous boxer (known for biting the ear off his opponent) had a moko done when he was in New Zealand
Mike Tyson
200
What does Maoris call themselves – a name that reveals their close connection to the land? If you can’t remember to Maori phrase then just say it in English.
Tangata whenua - or people of the land
200
She is called Papatuanuku – what do we call her in English
Earth Mother
200
Eventually as more English settlers came to New Zealand an arrangement was made that secured the English settlers the right to purchase Maori land at favourable prices and that secured the Maoris the status as equal citizens. What was this treaty called?
The Treaty of Waitangi
200
What ritual in Maori culture manifests the close link between man and his ancestral land?
When you bury the placenta of the new born baby in his/her ancestral land
200
This fierce r&b singer was super excited when a dance group performed a haka in her honour (and she too is all about dancing with attitude)
Beyonce
300
In Maori it is called whakapapa (and it explains where you come from)
Maori word for genealogy/family tree
300
Whales are quite important in the Whalerider (obviously) but why is that so?
They are believed to be the ancestors of the Maoris and according to the myth of Paikea they saved Kahutia-te-rangi (the son of a great chief) from drowning
300
What did the white majority (descending from the English settlers) think would eventually happen to the Maoris)
That the Maoris would be absorbed into white culture by a process of assimilation and thus cease to exist as a people
300
What is the English word for the wharenui, you know the place that Dollarman wants to move in Potiki?
The meeting house
300
This Danish politician was not so popular when she stated that the traditional Maori greeting where you rob noses was ridiculous and barbaric
Marie Krarup
400
The Maoris call it a moko
A facial tattoo (– originally given to the chiefs in Maori tribes and warriors but now mostly used by Maori gangs)
400
What did Tane (the god of the forest) succeed in doing (to his parents’ great sorrow and despair)
He succeeded in separating his parents' (Earth Mother and Sky Father) eternal loving embrace that "imprisoned" all their sons
400
In which decade did the Maoris object to their inferior position in NZ society through land marches, Kohanga Reo movement (where it was allowed to have bilingual schools) and Maori writers being published?
In the 1970s (and from here on more attention has been made to Maori issues, also politically)
400
What does the name Rongomai mean and how does this name sum up her character?
Flame-throwing comet - she is passionate and fierce and confident
400
This rugby team always perform a haka to scare their opponents
All Blacks
500
The word wahine toa is used to describe the female character in Rongomai does Dallas - but what does it actually mean?
Woman of the earth (remember the earth is associated with the female in Maori culture)
500
He is the sky father – but what is he called in Maori
Ranginui
500
This famous Maori chief who fought against the English is also mentioned in Rongomai Does Dallas and in Fair-skinned blue-eyed.
Hone Heke
500
What animal is Roimata likened to in Potiki (where she too roams between sky and land)?
seagulls (birds are not accurate enough)
500
What does the word turangawaewae mean in Maori culture
A place to stand (the land is thought to be the physical and spiritual foothold for Maoris)
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