Te Ao Māori
Tikanga
Sentence Structure
Kararehe
Ngā Atua
100
Why is it unacceptable to sit on a table?

Because that is where food goes, and food is sacred.

100

This opening process welcomes people onto a marae or wharenui

Powhiri

100

Ka titiro ahau ki te kararehe

In the future I will look at the animal

100

Kororā

Little Blue Penguin

100

Ko wai te atua ō te moana?

Tangaroa

200

Describe the order of a pepeha

Your Mountain, your river, your waka (if applicable), your iwi, your hāpū, your parents, you.

200

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

200

This tense marker indicates something that happened in the recent past

Kua

200

Kakiroa

Giraffe

200

Ko wai te hine atua ō ngā tangata

Hine Titama/Hine ahuone

300
When harvesting harakeke, where do you start and stop?

Start from the outside leaves, and stop before the middle 4

300

When harvesting harakeke, which leaves do you take first

Start from the outside, always leave the middle 4
300

This group pronoun describes 'those 2, not me'

Rāua

300

Kōtare

Kingfisher

300

Which 2 atua went to war with each other, leading to the loser tearing out their eyes to make the Matariki star cluster?

Tawhirimatea and Tāne Mahuta
400

What do mataora and moko kauae reflect on a person

Their whakapapa and station within their iwi/hāpū

400

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

400

These tense markers indicate something that is happening right now

Kei te / E ... ana

400

Ko te aha ngā kararehe ki te whare pō?

Kiwi, Ruru, Wētāpunga, & Kōkopu

400
Which atua is most commonly ascribed to being the atua of man?

Tūmatauenga

500

What is mauri, wairua and ahua?

Life force, spirit of self or place and aura or emotion.

500

In a powhiri how many speakers have to be on each side?

They must always be equal between the mana whenua and manuhiri

500

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.

500

He aha te kararehe i noho ki te ara takutai?

Kēkeno.

500

Name at least 5 of the matariki stars

Tupuānuku, tupuārangi, waitī, waitā, pōhutukawa, matariki, waipuna-ā-rangi, ururangi & Hiwa-i-te-rangi

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