What does Ehara taku toa mean?
“Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini” – Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.
What does he Toa Takitini mean?
It’s a team effort.” …
What does do not lift the paddle out of unison?
‘Do not lift the paddle out of unison or our canoe will never reach the shore. ‘ This proverb serves to emphasise the importance of all working together to succeed in any joint project.
What is Whakatauki?
Whakataukī (proverbs) represent the wisdom guiding the Maori culture. They are commonly used as inspirations in speeches and also as gentle reminders spoken to each other in everyday life. They are poetic expressions of wise sayings which allude to symbols native to Aotearoa.
What is a Whakatauki and Whakatauaki?
Both whakatauākī and whakataukī are proverbs or significant sayings that give some insight into a traditional Māori world. They have been described as ‘expressions of thought’ and are often formulaic, sometimes cryptic using metaphor, and are often used by speakers within whaikōrero.
When can you use a Whakatauki?
Whakataukī are used to guide the way. Often they go beyond the individual to a connection with others, the environment and the spiritual world. Used at the Marae and at hui they are clever explanations, or wise kupu. In the akomanga they can be an essential part of every curriculum topic.
What does e Mua Kaikai e Muri Kai Huare mean?
July 20, 2020 at 12:34 AM · E mua kai kai, e muri kai huare – early birds catch the worm 🌟✨🤩
Who wrote he aha te mea nui o te ao?
He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata! (What is the most important thing in the world? It is people!)
| dc.contributor.author | Masters-Awatere, Bridgette |
|---|---|
| dc.title | He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata! (What is the most important thing in the world? It is people!) |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1071/PY19027 |
What is a Whakatauaki?
Whakatauāki are proverbs and like pepeha are used often used in whaikōrero= speech making or to give further meaning. to a piece of work which is why whakatauāki are used throughout Iti Kahurangi.
What is a Whakataukī?
Whakataukī are metaphors that support critical thinking by allowing the receiver of the whakataukī to consider another way of thinking from a worldview other than their own. To affirm whakataukī is to accept the indigeneity of a Māori/iwi lens and invites the receiver to align their thought processes to this.
What does he aha te mea nui o te ao he tangata he tangata he tangata mean?
the most important thing
This is an expression taken from a Maori proverb that ponders. He aha te mea nui o te ao, he tangata he tangata he tangata. The meaning roughly translates as What is the most important thing in the world, it is the people, the people, the people.
What’s the most important thing in the world Maori?
In other words, Ngaroto is referring to WHAKAPAPA as the most important thing – the people to whom we are connected – and the idea that we are people through other people, and all that they represent in terms of knowledge and experience.