What is Ngata in Maori?

What is Ngata in Maori?

great, considerable, important, large, big. More Maori Translations.

What is Ngakau?

Ngakau refers to the universal heart/mind. This requires us to step outside of the ‘I’, the individual mind. This is the deeper meaning and purpose of karakia.

What is Whakawhanaungatanga?

Whakawhanaungatanga is the process of establishing links, making connections and relating to the people one meets by identifying in culturally appropriate ways, whakapapa linkages, past heritages, points of engagement, or other relationships.

How do you cite Maori dictionary?

MLA (7th ed.) Moorfield, John C. Te Aka: Māori-english, English-Māori Dictionary and Index. Auckland, N.Z: Pearson Longman, 2005. Print.

What is the best Māori translation app?

Māori language apps

• Āke Āke app.
• Aki Hauora app.
• Te Reo Māori app.
• Kupu app.

What is Ako in Māori?

What is ako? The Māori kupu/word, ako means to both teach and learn. Ako represents a reciprocal non-hierarchical relationship between the student and the teacher. Ako acknowledges knowledge and experiences of both kaiako/teacher and akona/learner in the shared learning experience.

What is kaupapa NZ?

Kaupapa means principles and ideas which act as a base or foundation for action. A kaupapa is a set of values, principles and plans which people have agreed on as a foundation for their actions.

Is Te Reo Capitalised?

The Māori language may be referred to as ‘te reo Māori’ or just ‘te reo’ – ‘te reo’ is lowercase.

What does E mean in Māori?

friend
The Maori term E hoa means friend. It can also be used as a greeting, like hello. The people are also called Maori.

What is the easiest way to learn Maori?

Raniera Harrison has seven simple tips to help people learn te reo Māori.

1. Start small. There’s a misconception that we have to learn the most complex of sentence structures and the most elaborate verbs, nouns and adjectives – but that’ll come in due course.
2. Build your community.
3. Check your pronunciation.
4. Challenge yourself.

What does the Maori word Whakapapa stand for?

Whakapapa is the Māori word for genealogy, and can be interpreted literally as ‘the process of layering one thing upon another’ (Ngata 2011, p. 6). For many, everything has a whakapapa. Accordingly, there is a genealogy for every word, thought, object, mineral, place and person (Roberts 2015).

What kind of research is done on whakapapa?

In research, whakapapa has been presented in tribal histories, Māori Land Court records, and consistently as a framework for mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) and Māori research methodologies.

What does the word appeased mean in Maori?

1. (verb) to be satisfied, appeased. Tēnā ko te inu i te wai mātao, rōnaki tonu te heke i te korokoro, ā ngata noa, me te tere tonu o te ngata (TP 5/1903:6). / Well, when drinking cold water it slips easily down the throat and is satisfying, and the satisfaction is immediate.

Who is the editor of the New Zealand Maori Dictionary?

1. (1922-2002) Ngāti Awa; teacher and expert speaker and writer of Māori. Editor of numerous publications, including Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau (Volume 1) and the Māori section of the Historical Atlas of New Zealand. One of the first commissioners of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori. Awarded a QSM in 1991.