Glossary
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A
| ako | to teach and to learn |
| āta tū | standing still |
| awhi | caring |
| āwhina | helping, assisting, befriending, providing moral support |
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| hakuturi | ********** |
| hanariki | mischievous |
| hapū | sub-tribe |
| harakeke | flax |
| hauora | well-being |
| haututu | playful |
| he hokinga whakaaro | reflecting |
| hei tama tū tama | ********** |
| hihī | hissing |
| hīhiko | flashing |
| hipitoitoi | ********************* |
| hope | hands on hips |
| hukurau | trickster |
| hurihuri | turn around |
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K
| ka pai | Good! well done |
| kaea | leader |
| kaiako | teacher/facilitator |
| kanikani | dance |
| kapa | straight line formation – moving forward as one |
| kapa haka | performance group |
| karakia | prayer |
| kaupapa | strategy, theme |
| ki raro | down |
| ki runga | up |
| ki te taha | to the side |
| ki waenganui | between |
| kia mau | take your stance |
| kia rite | get ready |
| kia tau | stop |
| kia wiri | start quivering your hands |
| kei raro | down |
| kei runga | up |
| Ko te Hau Ore | The Wind of Life |
| kohia | gather |
| kōpere | rainbow |
| kōrero | speak |
| koru | spiral |
| kotahitanga | working as one |
| kōwhaiwhai | painted scroll ornamentation |
| kuru/a | throw |
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M
| mahi whai | string games |
| mahi-ā-ngākau | work of the heart |
| mana | integrity |
| mana atua | power from the spiritual powers |
| mana tangata | power from people |
| mana whenua | power from the land |
| manaakitanga | hospitality and generosity |
| manu aute | kite making |
| manu taratahi | kite |
| manuhiri | visitors, guests |
| matau | right |
| mauī | left |
| me pēnei | like this |
| mōhio | clever |
| moko | tattooing on the face or body |
| muramura | flaming |
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N
| ngā kupu | words |
| ngā mahi a te rēhia | games and pastimes |
| ngā mahi poi | poi activities |
| ngāringaringa | hands |
| nga waewae | feet/legs |
| nga whatu/karu | eyes |
| ngā whetū | stars |
| ngahau | entertaining |
| ngāhere | forest |
| ngaru | wave |
| ngunguru | roaring, rumbling |
| niniha | glowing |
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P
| pāhekoheko | pair/combination |
| pakepake | sparkling |
| pakipaki | clap |
| Papatūānuku | Earth Mother |
| pātiki | diamond |
| peke | jump |
| piupiu | to oscillate, move to and fro, wave about |
| poi ki raro | poi stop and by your side |
| poi kia mau | poi get ready |
| poi porotiti | poi spin |
| poipoitia | poi whirl and slap (as in spin and slap your hand) |
| poi tapatapa | poi slap, slap (as in a rhythm orbeat) |
| potaka | top |
| poutama | steps |
| poutoti | stilts |
| pūkana | open the eyes wide and dilate the pupils (men and women) |
| pura pura whetū | criss-cross |
| pūtōrino | flute |
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R
| rangimarie | tolerance, being at peace with oneself and the environment |
| Ranginui | Sky Father |
| rau | leaf |
| raupō | bulrush |
| rere āmio | circling |
| rere atu | fly away |
| rere hāro | soaring |
| rere mai | fly to me |
| rere piko | curving |
| rere raro | fly below |
| rere runga | fly above |
| rere tītaha | swerving |
| rere topa | swooping |
| rere tūpou | diving |
| ringa whiua | swing arms across body, elbows bent at waist height |
| rito | centre shoot or heart of a monocotyledonous plant, such as flax |
| rongo | listen |
| ruru | pick up |
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T
| taha hinengaro | mental and emotional well-being |
| taha tinana | physical well-being |
| taha wairua | spiritual well-being |
| taha whanau | social well-being |
| taiaha | long club |
| taihoa | wait |
| takahi ki mua | move forwards |
| takahi ki te taha matau (katau) | move to the right |
| takahi ki te taha mauī | move to the left |
| takahi whakamuri | move backwards |
| takahia | trample, stamp |
| tākaro ā-ringa | hand games |
| takutaku | chant |
| tangata whenua | local people |
| Tāne Mahuta | guardian of the forest |
| tapu | sacred, forbidden |
| tautoko | support |
| te ao kori | the world of movement |
| te ārero | tongue |
| te heketau te tauira | parachute pattern |
| te ihi | inner feelings |
| te kapu me te hoiha | cup and saucer |
| te reo kori | the language of movement |
| te taiao | natural environment |
| te tinana | body |
| te wairua | spirit |
| teina | younger |
| tī rākau | stick |
| tihore | to clear away |
| tīmata | start, begin |
| tira | stick |
| toetoe | sedge grass |
| toi puoro | music |
| tuakana | older |
| tūpoupou | plunging |
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W
| waewae takahia | start stamping your right foot |
| waiata | song |
| waiata-ā-ringa | action songs |
| wairua | spirit |
| wawāhi-tahā | breaker of rules |
| wero | challenge |
| whai | string games |
| whai-pūkenga | skilful |
| whakamahana tinana | warm-up |
| whakamataku | frightening |
| whakapapa | history and protocols |
| whakaropiropi ai | hand game |
| whakataukī | proverb |
| Whana | step and kick |
| whānau | family group |
| whatero | sticking out the tongue (men only) |
| wiri | quivering of the hands |
| wiriwiri | shuddering |
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