Glossary

1. Glossary Te pōwhiri Te wharenui

2. Te pōwhiri hariru – handshake koha – donation hongi – touching of noses whaikōrero – speeches hui – meeting manuhiri – visitors iwi – tribe marae-atea – between the kai – food, eat wharenui and gate karakia – blessing mihi – greet, greetings karanga – welcome call moe – sleep kaumatua – elder pōwhiri - welcome kawa – protocol reo – language

3. Te pōwhiri tangata whenua – people wero - challenge who belong to marae whakaiaro - carving tangi – funeral whare Kai – dining hall tikanga – custom/rules wharenui – meeting house tupuna – ancestor waiata – song, sing whare - house waka – canoe

4. Te wharenui amo – side posts supporting maihi apa – back wall heke – rafters koruru – carving directly below the tekoteko kowhaiwhai – Maori designs on woven panels marae atea – front of wharenui mahau – verandah maihi – front roof boards matapihi - window

5. Te wharenui paepae – place for the speakers pakitara - walls pare – decorated top of door poupou – carved wall panels pou tuarongo – internal support pole pou Tokomanawa – the carved ridge pole raparapa – ends of front roof boards tāhuhu – ridge pole tukutuku – the woven panels inside the wharenui tekoteko – carving at top of wharenui