RĀRANGI WHAKAMĀRAMA GLOSSARY
Words in this glossary are defined according to their usage at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. In any language, a word may have a number of meanings with subtle nuances and shades of meaning depending on context. This is particularly so for the Māori language. As an oral language, meanings may vary quite markedly depending not only on context, but also on intonation when a word is spoken. Knowledge of concepts that underpin kupu Māori can also alter, or add to, the apparent meanings of words. It should be noted that this glossary does not provide global meanings for the words contained here. For additional meanings of kupu Māori, refer to the Dictionary of the Māori Language by H.W Williams (ISBN 186956-045-0).
ako - learn; teach (see tikanga whakaako) ākonga - a learner engaged in the tikanga whakaako process in a field in which he or she has some previous experience (see tauira)
koha - gift (not exclusively materialistic)
mau rākau - the art of māori weaponry
kaiako - tutor
kōhanga reo - language nest; a total immersion Māori language family programme for young children from birth to six years of age.
mauri - life principle
kaiāwhina - personal assistant kaihautū - executive director kaimahi - staff member; staff kaitautoko - assistant; support person kaitautoko whakarite - administration support kaitiaki - guardian; support person kaitiakitanga - guardianship kaitohutohu - advisor kaiwhakahaere - manager kaiwhakahaere-ā-mahi - operations manager kaiwhakahaere-ā-rohe - regional manager kaiwhakahaere mātauranga - academic manager
aotearoa - long white cloud; New Zealand
kaiwhakarite papa ākonga - site administrator
Apakura - Tainui ancestor and tribe; name of
kanohi ki te kanohi - face-to-face
the Te Awamutu campus
atua - a god; demon; supernatural being awhi - embrace; foster; cherish
kapa haka - haka group karakia - incantation; similar to the western concept of prayer
āwhina - assist; benefit; befriend
karanga - a call (usually of welcome)
directed learning - new learning that occurs in
katoa - all; the whole; altogether
the presence of a kaiako
hapū - subdivision of a tribe; or sub-tribe hauora - health; vigour; spirit of life hinengaro - mind; Intellectual and /or emotional dimension of a person or group
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and blood; tribe
hui - assemble; gather; meet iwi - group of hapū who are linked by tūpuna
kaumātua - elder/s kaupapa - theme; philosophy; topic; agenda kawa - protocol kete - basket traditionally made from flax kīngitanga - Māori king movement koeke - council of elders
kōnae ako - learning module kōrero to speak; talk; discuss; debate koro / koroua - elderly man kotahitanga - oneness; unity kōnae ako - module; paper kuia - elderly woman kuki airani - Cook Islands or Cook Islander kupu - word kura - school kura kaupapa - school operating under Te Aho
mihi - to greet; a speech of greeting moana - sea moko - tattooing on the face or body ngā - plural of ‘te’ ngahere - forest noho marae - live-in or stay over (not exclusively on a marae)
NZQA - New Zealand Qualifications Authority ōkawa - formal ōpaki - informal ora - alive; well; in health paepae - speaking platform
Matua o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori principles, customs and values using te reo Māori as the medium of instruction
(generally)
mahi - work
pānui - newsletter; circular
mana - prestige; having influence of power
papa ākonga - delivery site
manaaki - show respect or kindness to;
Papaiōea - traditional name given to the
entertain
Palmerston North campus
manaakitanga - hospitality; respectfulness
pātaka - storehouse
mana whenua - local people
pouahorangi - tutor
manuhiri/manuwhiri - visitor
pouako - tutor
māoritanga - pertaining to Māori
pōwhiri/pōhiri - beckon; welcome; a ceremony
marae - communal gathering place marau - curriculum; curriculum area mātauranga - knowledge; understanding matua - senior; male parent
Pākehā - a person of European descent
to welcome visitors
puna - spring (of water) pūrakau - ancient legend; myth Rāhui Pōkeka - Huntly campus rangahau - research