Because that is where food goes, and food is sacred.
This opening process welcomes people onto a marae or wharenui
Powhiri
Ka titiro ahau ki te kararehe
In the future I will look at the animal
Kororā
Little Blue Penguin
Ko wai te atua ō te moana?
Tangaroa
Describe the order of a pepeha
Your Mountain, your river, your waka (if applicable), your iwi, your hāpū, your parents, you.
What is the order of operations for a mihimihi?
Opening whakatauki
Acknowledge the atua
Acknowledge those who have passed on
Acknowledge those who are here today
Supporting song
This tense marker indicates something that happened in the recent past
Kua
Kakiroa
Giraffe
Ko wai te hine atua ō ngā tangata
Hine Titama/Hine ahuone
Start from the outside leaves, and stop before the middle 4
When harvesting harakeke, which leaves do you take first
This group pronoun describes 'those 2, not me'
Rāua
Kōtare
Kingfisher
Which 2 atua went to war with each other, leading to the loser tearing out their eyes to make the Matariki star cluster?
What do mataora and moko kauae reflect on a person
Their whakapapa and station within their iwi/hāpū
In te ao Māori, what is it called when an area is given a break from harvest to give it the chance to regenerate?
Rāhui
These tense markers indicate something that is happening right now
Kei te / E ... ana
Ko te aha ngā kararehe ki te whare pō?
Kiwi, Ruru, Wētāpunga, & Kōkopu
Tūmatauenga
What is mauri, wairua and ahua?
Life force, spirit of self or place and aura or emotion.
In a powhiri how many speakers have to be on each side?
They must always be equal between the mana whenua and manuhiri
Translate this sentence:
E haere ana tātou ki te ara ngāhere, me titiro ki ngā kararehe ki reira.
We will go to the forest track and look at the animals there.
He aha te kararehe i noho ki te ara takutai?
Kēkeno.
Name at least 5 of the matariki stars
Tupuānuku, tupuārangi, waitī, waitā, pōhutukawa, matariki, waipuna-ā-rangi, ururangi & Hiwa-i-te-rangi