Glossary of Terms

Aotearoa           New Zealand

awhi                  help / assist

hapū                  tribe (sub-tribe)

iwi                     confederation of related tribes

kaimahi             worker

kairangahau      researcher

kaupapa            theme/project/subject/purpose

kia ora              hello! (informal greeting)

kōhanga reo      Māori language pre-school

kura                  school

kura kaupapa    Māori school conducted totally in the Māori language within a Māori cultural framework    

mana                 authority/prestige

manāki             care for / show respect for / hospitality

Māori                indigenous person/people of New Zealand/Aotearoa

mātauranga        knowledge/education

matua                parent

mātua                parents

ngā                   the (plural)

Pākeha             New Zealander(s) of European descent

reo                   language/voice

rohe                  area/locality

tamaiti             child

tamariki           children

tāne                 male/males, man/men

tangata             person

tautoko            support

te                     the (singular)

wahine             female/woman

wāhine             females/women

whānau            extended family whanaungatanga (relationships)

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